This housing agency serves Ripley County, Missouri.
Ripley County Public Housing Agency provides affordable housing for up to 410 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff, MO
(573) 785-6402Section 8 Application Checklist
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Ripley County Public Housing Agency serves 404 low-income households. The agency manages 470 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Ripley County Public Housing Agency. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Ripley County Public Housing Agency households.
Working adults head 60 households and make up 15 percent of households served by Ripley County Public Housing Agency.
There are 303 female-headed renter households living in Ripley County Public Housing Agency housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Ripley County Public Housing Agency.
| Black | 81 |
| Native American | 4 |
| White | 319 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 165 households headed by seniors served by the Ripley County Public Housing Agency. Senior households are 41% of households in Ripley County Public Housing Agency housing.
There are 157 persons with disabilities living in Ripley County Public Housing Agency housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 39% of households served by the Ripley County Public Housing Agency.
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