This housing agency serves Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
Wayne County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 675 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
130 Carbondale Road, Waymart, PA
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Wayne County Housing Authority serves 619 low-income households. The agency manages 720 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Wayne County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Wayne County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 123 households and make up 20 percent of households served by Wayne County Housing Authority.
There are 495 female-headed renter households living in Wayne County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the Wayne County Housing Authority.
| Black | 62 |
| White | 470 |
| Hispanic | 80 |
There are 210 households headed by seniors served by the Wayne County Housing Authority. Senior households are 34% of households in Wayne County Housing Authority housing.
There are 173 persons with disabilities living in Wayne County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Wayne County Housing Authority.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesShawneen Dustin says:
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