This housing agency serves Decatur, Texas.
Housing Authority of Decatur provides affordable housing for up to 28 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
500 North Cowan Street, Decatur, TX
(940) 627-5996Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Decatur serves 26 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 26 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Decatur. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority of Decatur households.
Working adults head 2 households and make up 11 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Decatur.
There are 18 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Decatur housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Housing Authority of Decatur.
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 20 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 17 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Decatur. Senior households are 67% of households in Housing Authority of Decatur housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Decatur housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Housing Authority of Decatur.
The Housing Authority of Decatur is rated as a high 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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