This housing agency serves Jersey City, New Jersey.
Garden State Episcopal CDC provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
514 Newark Avenue, Jersey City, NJ
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Garden State Episcopal CDC serves 29 low-income households. The agency manages 50 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 96 percent of households served by Garden State Episcopal CDC. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 100 percent of Garden State Episcopal CDC households.
Working adults head 2 households and make up 7 percent of households served by Garden State Episcopal CDC.
There are 17 female-headed renter households living in Garden State Episcopal CDC housing. Households headed by females are 61% of those served by the Garden State Episcopal CDC.
| Black | 19 |
| White | 2 |
| Hispanic | 8 |
There are 11 households headed by seniors served by the Garden State Episcopal CDC. Senior households are 39% of households in Garden State Episcopal CDC housing.
There are 18 persons with disabilities living in Garden State Episcopal CDC housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 63% of households served by the Garden State Episcopal CDC.
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