Town of East Spencer Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 239 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
206 South Long Street, East Spencer, NC
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Town of East Spencer Housing Authority serves 213 low-income households. The agency manages 243 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 51 percent of households served by Town of East Spencer Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of Town of East Spencer Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 57 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Town of East Spencer Housing Authority.
There are 198 female-headed renter households living in Town of East Spencer Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 93% of those served by the Town of East Spencer Housing Authority.
| Black | 194 |
| White | 17 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 93 households headed by seniors served by the Town of East Spencer Housing Authority. Senior households are 44% of households in Town of East Spencer Housing Authority housing.
There are 55 persons with disabilities living in Town of East Spencer Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Town of East Spencer Housing Authority.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"