This housing agency serves Greenwood, Mississippi.
The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood provides affordable housing for up to 668 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
111 East Washington Street, Greenwood, MS
(601) 453-4822Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood serves 511 low-income households. The agency manages 265 Housing Choice Vouchers and 334 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood households.
Working adults head 158 households and make up 31 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood.
There are 485 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood housing. Households headed by females are 95% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood.
| Black | 506 |
| White | 5 |
There are 81 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood. Senior households are 16% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood housing.
There are 66 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Greenwood 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.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
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