This housing agency serves Polk County, Oregon.
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The West Valley Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers four apartment communities dedicated to senior/disabled individuals, four apartment communities for families. For a complete listing of each apartment community, please follow this link.There are two ways to apply for public housing:1. Visit the housing authority office to pick up an application, located at P.O Box 467, 204 S.W. Walnut Ave., Dallas, OR 97338, Monday-Thursday between the hours of 8am and 4:30 pm.2. Download an application here, to print and complete.Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of social security cards for all household members.This housing authority does not have any preferences: Your application will be placed by date and time received.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://www.wvpha.org/, or they can be reached with any questions you may have by calling 503-623-8387, Monday-Thursday between the hours of 8am and 4:30pm.
Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County provides affordable housing for up to 1,078 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
204 Southwest Walnut Avenue, Dallas, OR
Visit Website — (503) 623-8387Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County serves 842 low-income households. The agency manages 752 Housing Choice Vouchers and 331 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County households.
Working adults head 117 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County.
There are 589 female-headed renter households living in Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County.
| Black | 17 |
| Native American | 17 |
| White | 707 |
| Hispanic | 93 |
There are 336 households headed by seniors served by the Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County. Senior households are 40% of households in Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County housing.
There are 319 persons with disabilities living in Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 38% of households served by the Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County.
The Housing And Urban Renewal Agency of Polk County 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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