This housing agency serves Barnes County, North Dakota.
Barnes County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 268 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
120 12th Street Northwest, Valley City, ND
(701) 845-2600Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Barnes County Housing Authority serves 269 low-income households. The agency manages 221 Housing Choice Vouchers and 46 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Barnes County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Barnes County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 69 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Barnes County Housing Authority.
There are 177 female-headed renter households living in Barnes County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Barnes County Housing Authority.
| Black | 8 |
| Native American | 5 |
| White | 247 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 83 households headed by seniors served by the Barnes County Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Barnes County Housing Authority housing.
There are 67 persons with disabilities living in Barnes County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Barnes County Housing Authority.
The Barnes County Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
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!"