Northwest Oregon Housing Authority

147 S. Main Ave
Warrenton, Clatsop County, Oregon 97146

Northwest Oregon Housing Authority is a Public Housing Agency in Warrenton, Oregon that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. As of September 17th, 2019, Northwest Oregon Housing Authority has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.

The Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook County Limited Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is open indefinitely.

Northwest Oregon Housing Authority serves Clatsop County, Columbia County and Tillamook County.

Waiting List Statuses

Waiting List	Status
Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook County Limited Housing Choice Voucher	Open Until Further Notice

Open Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Waiting Lists

Open Until Further Notice: Clatsop, Columbia, and Tillamook County Limited Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NOHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open on a limited basis. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

Please note: The NOHA website states that it is only accepting applications "for elderly, disabled, and homeless households only."

To apply, download and print the application online here. Click the link titled "section 8 voucher waiting list application."

Once the application has been completed, it must be:

Mailed to:
NOHA
PO Box 1149
Warrenton, OR 97146
Faxed to (503) 861-0220

This waiting list has the following preferences: Elderly, disabled, homeless.

For more information, visit the NOHA website, or call the office at (503) 861-0119.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5038610119.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 09/20/2018.

About Northwest Oregon Housing Authority

More information about Northwest Oregon Housing Authority can be found on its website at http://www.nwoha.org/. Representatives of Northwest Oregon Housing Authority may be available by phone at (503) 861-0119. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

How To Update Your Application

http://www.nwoha.org/documents/noha-change-report-form.pdf

HCV Portability Status

As of 09/17/2019, it is not known if Northwest Oregon Housing Authority is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.

About the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the most recent VMS report, Northwest Oregon Housing Authority manages 991 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each:

	Standard	Homeownership	Family Unification	Tenant Protection	Ported Out	VASH	Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers	781	8	54	7	27	45	62
Monthly Cost Per Voucher	$565	$704	$818	$610	$707	$429	$503
Monthly Cost	$441,357	$5,632	$44,178	$4,269	$19,086	$19,288	$31,163

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Northwest Oregon Housing Authority

Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 14% having issued approximately 72 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 3 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 30 months on the waiting list¹.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.9 persons and has a household income of $12,541 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 70% were extremely low income (ELI). 20% of households had wages as a major source of income, 4% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 70% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 39% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 29% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 31% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

30% of households included children, 7% of which had two adults in the household. 26% of households with children have a female head of household. 74% of all households were headed by a female.

6% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 1% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 34% include at least one person with a disability. 56% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 67% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

35% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 46% with 2 bedrooms and 20% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Northwest Oregon Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $320 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $591. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $99.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.

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