Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston

This housing agency serves Ruston, Louisiana.

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Closed: Ruston, Louisiana Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Ruston, Louisiana.

The Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from December 11, 2023, until December 12, 2023. This waiting list was last open in November, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston on December 12, 2023.

About The Agency

Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston provides affordable housing for up to 290 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday	7:30am-5:00pm
Tuesday	7:30am-5:00pm
Wednesday	7:30am-5:00pm
Thursday	7:30am-5:00pm
Friday	7:30am-11:30am

401 North Trenton Street, Ruston, LA

(318) 251-3203

Section 8 Application Checklist

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Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online

How large is the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston?

Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston serves 191 low-income households. The agency manages 294 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston households.

How many Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston residents are employed?

Working adults head 51 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston?

There are 160 female-headed renter households living in Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston renters?

Black	185
White	6

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston?

There are 61 households headed by seniors served by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston. Senior households are 32% of households in Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston housing?

There are 64 persons with disabilities living in Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston.

How often does Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston open new waiting lists?

Section 8 Housing Office of the City of Ruston’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on December 11, 2023 and closed on December 12, 2023.