Tangipahoa Parish Council provides affordable housing for up to 617 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
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Tangipahoa Parish Council serves 452 low-income households. The agency manages 628 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Tangipahoa Parish Council. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Tangipahoa Parish Council households.
Working adults head 140 households and make up 31 percent of households served by Tangipahoa Parish Council.
There are 420 female-headed renter households living in Tangipahoa Parish Council housing. Households headed by females are 93% of those served by the Tangipahoa Parish Council.
| Black | 420 |
| White | 32 |
There are 99 households headed by seniors served by the Tangipahoa Parish Council. Senior households are 22% of households in Tangipahoa Parish Council housing.
There are 72 persons with disabilities living in Tangipahoa Parish Council housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 16% of households served by the Tangipahoa Parish Council.
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