This housing agency serves Ithaca, New York.
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Ithaca Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,374 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
798 South Plain Street, Ithaca, NY
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Ithaca Housing Authority serves 1,258 low-income households. The agency manages 1,093 Housing Choice Vouchers and 209 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Ithaca Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Ithaca Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 339 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Ithaca Housing Authority.
There are 893 female-headed renter households living in Ithaca Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Ithaca Housing Authority.
| Black | 264 |
| Native American | 13 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 50 |
| White | 830 |
| Hispanic | 101 |
There are 452 households headed by seniors served by the Ithaca Housing Authority. Senior households are 36% of households in Ithaca Housing Authority housing.
There are 377 persons with disabilities living in Ithaca Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Ithaca Housing Authority.
The Ithaca 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.
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Lisa Selby says:
"After years of applying for Section 8 and never being called, this website is the reason I finally received my voucher, and just moved into my new apartment! If I had not started receiving alerts from Affordable Housing Online of waiting list openings in my area, I would not be where I am today!"