This housing agency serves Mercedes, Texas.
Mercedes Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 646 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
306 West 5th Street, Mercedes, TX
Visit Website — (956) 565-3139Section 8 Application Checklist
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Mercedes Housing Authority serves 543 low-income households. The agency manages 424 Housing Choice Vouchers and 225 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Mercedes Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Mercedes Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 146 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Mercedes Housing Authority.
There are 412 female-headed renter households living in Mercedes Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Mercedes Housing Authority.
| White | 11 |
| Hispanic | 532 |
There are 135 households headed by seniors served by the Mercedes Housing Authority. Senior households are 25% of households in Mercedes Housing Authority housing.
There are 70 persons with disabilities living in Mercedes Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the Mercedes Housing Authority.
The Mercedes Housing Authority 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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