This housing agency serves Atoka, Oklahoma.
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The Atoka Housing Authority (AHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The AHA offers one Public Housing community with 121 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the AHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 80 W Cedar Cir # A, Atoka, OK 74525, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The AHA does have a preference for: Elderly, disabled, and low income.For more information, call the AHA office at (580) 889-7311, from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of the City of Atoka provides affordable housing for up to 121 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
80 West Cedar Circle, Atoka, OK
(580) 889-7311Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Atoka serves 118 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 118 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 53 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Atoka. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Atoka households.
Working adults head 29 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Atoka.
There are 76 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Atoka housing. Households headed by females are 65% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Atoka.
| Black | 13 |
| Native American | 14 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 89 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 46 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Atoka. Senior households are 39% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Atoka housing.
There are 38 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Atoka housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Atoka.
The Housing Authority of the City of Atoka 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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