This housing agency serves Whitefish, Montana.
Whitefish Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 66 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
100 4th Street, Whitefish, MT
(406) 862-4143Section 8 Application Checklist
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Whitefish Housing Authority serves 60 low-income households. The agency manages 19 Housing Choice Vouchers and 48 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 53 percent of households served by Whitefish Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Whitefish Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 6 households and make up 10 percent of households served by Whitefish Housing Authority.
There are 33 female-headed renter households living in Whitefish Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 55% of those served by the Whitefish Housing Authority.
| White | 59 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 41 households headed by seniors served by the Whitefish Housing Authority. Senior households are 69% of households in Whitefish Housing Authority housing.
There are 24 persons with disabilities living in Whitefish Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 40% of households served by the Whitefish Housing Authority.
The Whitefish Housing Authority 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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