This housing agency serves Okolona, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona (HACO) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACO offers one Public Housing community with 67 units for families and senior disabled individuals.To apply, visit the HACO to pick up an application, located at 7005 S Gatlin St., Okolona, MS 38860, between the hours of 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, between the hours of 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday. No documents are needed at this time.The HACO does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: disabled, homeless, veteran, or working.For more information, the HACO can be reached by calling (662) 447-5473, during normal office hours.
The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona provides affordable housing for up to 67 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
7005 Okolona Terrace, Okolona, MS
(662) 447-5473Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona serves 66 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 66 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 59 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 83 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona households.
Working adults head 36 households and make up 55 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona.
There are 54 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona.
| Black | 61 |
| Native American | 1 |
| White | 4 |
There are 15 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona. Senior households are 23% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona housing.
There are 7 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Okolona 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.
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