This housing agency serves Somerset, New Jersey.
Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin provides affordable housing for up to 370 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
25 Parkside Street, Somerset, NJ
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Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin serves 259 low-income households. The agency manages 234 Housing Choice Vouchers and 49 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin households.
Working adults head 108 households and make up 42 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin.
There are 220 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin housing. Households headed by females are 85% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin.
| Black | 174 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 36 |
| Hispanic | 41 |
There are 95 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin. Senior households are 37% of households in Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin housing.
There are 31 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 12% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin.
The Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin 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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