About Umatilla County Housing Authority

The Umatilla County Housing Authority is a Section 8 and Public Housing Public Housing Agency in Hermiston, Oregon.

The Umatilla County Housing Authority serves Umatilla County, Hermiston, Pendleton, Umatilla, Milton–freewater and Mission.

Umatilla County Housing Authority Waiting Lists

Umatilla County Housing Authority Section 8 HCV Waiting List : Open Indefinitely

The Umatilla County Housing Authority (UCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

 

There are two ways to apply:

 

  1. Visit the UCHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 155 S.W. Tenth St., Hermiston, OR 97838, during normal office hours, Monday-Friday .
  2. Download the pre-application online here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. 

 

No documents are needed at this time.

 

The following preferences have been identified: elderly, disabled, or handicapped.

 

The approximate wait time for a voucher is one year.

 

Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.

 

If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.

 

For more information, visit the UCHA website, or call (541) 567-3241 during normal office hours, Monday-Friday.

Last Updated on 07/17/2017.

Public Housing Waiting List: Open Indefinitely

The Umatilla Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

This housing authority offers three apartment communities for families and one apartment community dedicated to senior/disabled individuals. For a detailed listing of each community, please follow this link.

There are two ways to apply for public housing:
1. Visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at P.O Box 107, 155 S.W. Tenth St., Hermiston, OR 97838, Monday-Friday during normal office hours.
2. Download the application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.

This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: elderly, disabled, or handicapped.

More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://www.umatillacountyha.org/, or they can be reached with any questions you may have by calling 541-567-3241, during normal office hours, Monday-Friday.

Last Updated on 05/22/2015.

About the Umatilla County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of March 31st, 2016 the Umatilla County Housing Authority manages 292 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

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

Standard Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 271 11 10
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $367 $920 $339
Monthly Cost $99,583 $10,125 $3,390

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Umatilla County 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 9% having issued approximately 32 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years0 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 14 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 $12,344 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 66% were extremely low income (ELI). 17% of households had wages as a major source of income, 6% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 76% 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, 43% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 21% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 35% 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.

33% of households included children, 4% of which had two adults in the household. 28% of households with children have a female head of household. 75% of all households were headed by a female.

16% 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 Umatilla County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 28% include at least one person with a disability. 51% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 52% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

30% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 47% with 2 bedrooms and 24% with 3 or more bedrooms. 32% 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 Umatilla County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $305 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $489. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $119.



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.

Affordable Apartments near Umatilla County Housing Authority

Oregon Trail Manor

2430 SW Perkins Ave
Pendleton, Oregon
Oregon Trail Manor is a 50 unit low income housing apartment community in Pendleton.
Some or all apartments in this community are rent subsidized, which means rent is income based.
Project-Based Section 8 Project Based Rental Assistance

Sunland Park

1630 W Sunland Avenue
Hermiston, Oregon
Sunland Park is a 41 unit low income housing apartment community in Hermiston.
Some or all apartments in this community are rent subsidized, which means rent is income based.
Project-Based Section 8 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Project Based Rental Assistance

Terwilliger Plaza

245 SW 5th St
Pendleton, Oregon
Terwilliger Plaza is a 20 unit low income housing apartment community in Pendleton.
Some or all apartments in this community are rent subsidized, which means rent is income based.
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project Based Rental Assistance Accessible Units Persons With Disabilities