This housing agency serves Tupelo, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo provides affordable housing for up to 390 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
701 South Canal Street, Tupelo, MS
Visit Website — (662) 842-5122Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo serves 364 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 364 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 51 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo households.
Working adults head 145 households and make up 40 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
There are 291 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
| Black | 324 |
| White | 40 |
There are 101 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo. Senior households are 28% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing.
There are 47 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo 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.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Dawn Cournoyer says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource! The site gives people a great place to search for housing list openings."