This housing agency serves Opelousas, Louisiana.
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The Housing Authority of Opelousas (HAO) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications at this time.
Housing Authority of City of Opelousas provides affordable housing for up to 690 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
906 East Laurent Street, Opelousas, LA
(337) 942-5693Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Housing Authority of City of Opelousas serves 627 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 627 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Housing Authority of City of Opelousas. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority of City of Opelousas households.
Working adults head 163 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Housing Authority of City of Opelousas.
There are 514 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of City of Opelousas housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Housing Authority of City of Opelousas.
| Black | 596 |
| White | 25 |
| Hispanic | 6 |
There are 144 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of City of Opelousas. Senior households are 23% of households in Housing Authority of City of Opelousas housing.
There are 119 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of City of Opelousas housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Housing Authority of City of Opelousas.
The Housing Authority of City of Opelousas is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Kim Eatmon says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great way to see what’s available for low income housing."