This housing agency serves Elk County, Pennsylvania.
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The Elk County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers four communities dedicated to elderly/disabled individuals, and one family community.There are two ways to obtain an application for public housing:1. Visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 424 Water St. Extension, Johnsonburg, PA, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 866-913-5706 during normal office hours.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: living and/or working in Elk County, disabled, elderly, victim of domestic violence.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://www.elkcountyhousingauthority.com/, or by calling 866-913-5706 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of the County of Elk provides affordable housing for up to 396 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
424 Water Street, Johnsonburg, PA
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Housing Authority of the County of Elk serves 352 low-income households. The agency manages 225 Housing Choice Vouchers and 168 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Elk. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Elk households.
Working adults head 56 households and make up 16 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Elk.
There are 221 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Elk housing. Households headed by females are 63% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Elk.
| Black | 11 |
| Native American | 4 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 331 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 102 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Elk. Senior households are 29% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Elk housing.
There are 119 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Elk housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Elk.
The Housing Authority of the County of Elk 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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