Northwestern Regional Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,063 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
869 North Carolina 105 Extension, Boone, NC
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Northwestern Regional Housing Authority serves 1,907 low-income households. The agency manages 2,193 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Northwestern Regional Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Northwestern Regional Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 419 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Northwestern Regional Housing Authority.
There are 1430 female-headed renter households living in Northwestern Regional Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Northwestern Regional Housing Authority.
| Black | 114 |
| White | 1,754 |
| Hispanic | 38 |
There are 610 households headed by seniors served by the Northwestern Regional Housing Authority. Senior households are 32% of households in Northwestern Regional Housing Authority housing.
There are 572 persons with disabilities living in Northwestern Regional Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Northwestern Regional Housing Authority.
The Northwestern Regional 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.
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