This housing agency serves Ironton, Ohio.
Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 344 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
720 Washington Street, Ironton, OH
(740) 532-8658Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority serves 280 low-income households. The agency manages 88 Housing Choice Vouchers and 231 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 33 households and make up 12 percent of households served by Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority.
There are 187 female-headed renter households living in Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Black | 22 |
White | 255 |
There are 128 households headed by seniors served by the Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority. Senior households are 46% of households in Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority housing.
There are 86 persons with disabilities living in Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority.
The Ironton Metropolitan 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.
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