Macon Program for Progress provides affordable housing for up to 224 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
Post Office Box 700, Franklin, NC
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Macon Program for Progress serves 145 low-income households. The agency manages 228 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Macon Program for Progress. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Macon Program for Progress households.
Working adults head 15 households and make up 11 percent of households served by Macon Program for Progress.
There are 108 female-headed renter households living in Macon Program for Progress housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Macon Program for Progress.
| Black | 6 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 135 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 78 households headed by seniors served by the Macon Program for Progress. Senior households are 54% of households in Macon Program for Progress housing.
There are 79 persons with disabilities living in Macon Program for Progress housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 55% of households served by the Macon Program for Progress.
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