This housing agency serves Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.
Claiborne Parish Section 8 provides affordable housing for up to 84 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
829 East Georgia Avenue, Ruston, LA
(318) 251-9867Section 8 Application Checklist
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Claiborne Parish Section 8 serves 72 low-income households. The agency manages 88 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 60 percent of households served by Claiborne Parish Section 8. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of Claiborne Parish Section 8 households.
Working adults head 25 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Claiborne Parish Section 8.
There are 64 female-headed renter households living in Claiborne Parish Section 8 housing. Households headed by females are 90% of those served by the Claiborne Parish Section 8.
| Black | 69 |
| White | 3 |
There are 12 households headed by seniors served by the Claiborne Parish Section 8. Senior households are 18% of households in Claiborne Parish Section 8 housing.
There are 10 persons with disabilities living in Claiborne Parish Section 8 housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the Claiborne Parish Section 8.
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