This housing agency serves Ellsworth, Maine.
Ellsworth Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 427 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
430 Water Street, Ellsworth, ME
Visit Website — (207) 288-4770Ellsworth Housing Authority serves 346 low-income households. The agency manages 382 Housing Choice Vouchers and 49 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Ellsworth Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Ellsworth Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 58 households and make up 17 percent of households served by Ellsworth Housing Authority.
There are 256 female-headed renter households living in Ellsworth Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Ellsworth Housing Authority.
Black | 7 |
Native American | 3 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 3 |
White | 332 |
Hispanic | 3 |
There are 152 households headed by seniors served by the Ellsworth Housing Authority. Senior households are 44% of households in Ellsworth Housing Authority housing.
There are 152 persons with disabilities living in Ellsworth Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 44% of households served by the Ellsworth Housing Authority.
The Ellsworth Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
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