City of Amarillo Community Development Department

This housing agency serves Amarillo, Texas.

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Closed: Amarillo, Texas Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Amarillo, Texas.

The City of Amarillo Community Development Department (CACDD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The CACDD last accepted Section 8 HCV applications for this waiting list from January 24, 2022, until February 7, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

Residency within the Amarillo city limits
Homelessness
Families with children under the age of 18

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CACDD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CACDD public notice on January 21, 2022.

About The Agency

City of Amarillo Community Development Department provides affordable housing for up to 1,626 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

808 South Buchanan Street, Amarillo, TX

Visit Website — (806) 378-4203

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How large is the City of Amarillo Community Development Department?

City of Amarillo Community Development Department serves 1,110 low-income households. The agency manages 1,851 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the City of Amarillo Community Development Department?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by City of Amarillo Community Development Department. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of City of Amarillo Community Development Department households.

How many City of Amarillo Community Development Department residents are employed?

Working adults head 244 households and make up 22 percent of households served by City of Amarillo Community Development Department.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the City of Amarillo Community Development Department?

There are 788 female-headed renter households living in City of Amarillo Community Development Department housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the City of Amarillo Community Development Department.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among City of Amarillo Community Development Department renters?

Black	366
Native American	11
Asian-Pacific Islander	11
White	466
Hispanic	255

How many senior-headed renter households are served by City of Amarillo Community Development Department?

There are 288 households headed by seniors served by the City of Amarillo Community Development Department. Senior households are 26% of households in City of Amarillo Community Development Department housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in City of Amarillo Community Development Department housing?

There are 233 persons with disabilities living in City of Amarillo Community Development Department housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the City of Amarillo Community Development Department.

How often does City of Amarillo Community Development Department open new waiting lists?

City of Amarillo Community Development Department’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on September 7, 2020 and closed on September 11, 2020.