This housing agency serves Socorro County and Valencia County, New Mexico.
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| Closed: Socorro and Valencia County, New Mexico Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The El Camino Real Housing Authority (ECRHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
El Camino Real Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 591 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
301 Otero Avenue East, Socorro, NM
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El Camino Real Housing Authority serves 409 low-income households. The agency manages 640 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by El Camino Real Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of El Camino Real Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 114 households and make up 28 percent of households served by El Camino Real Housing Authority.
There are 314 female-headed renter households living in El Camino Real Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the El Camino Real Housing Authority.
| Black | 8 |
| White | 135 |
| Hispanic | 266 |
There are 134 households headed by seniors served by the El Camino Real Housing Authority. Senior households are 33% of households in El Camino Real Housing Authority housing.
There are 114 persons with disabilities living in El Camino Real Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the El Camino Real Housing Authority.
El Camino Real Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 14, 2025 and closed on November 14, 2025.
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