This housing agency serves Ferris, Texas.
Housing Authority of Ferris provides affordable housing for up to 36 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
401 West 1st Street, Ferris, TX
(972) 842-2047Housing Authority of Ferris serves 36 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 36 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Ferris. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority of Ferris households.
Working adults head 11 households and make up 31 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Ferris.
There are 29 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Ferris housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Housing Authority of Ferris.
Black | 22 |
White | 6 |
Hispanic | 8 |
There are 14 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Ferris. Senior households are 39% of households in Housing Authority of Ferris housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Ferris housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Housing Authority of Ferris.
The Housing Authority of Ferris 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.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
In many areas, private landlords with an available unit can refuse interested tenants who have a Section 8 voucher. Check your local laws.Joana Warren says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good place to see which Section 8 waiting lists are open."