This housing agency serves Portage County, Wisconsin.
Portage County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 250 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
1100 Center Point Drive, Stevens Point, WI
(715) 346-1392Section 8 Application Checklist
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Portage County Housing Authority serves 213 low-income households. The agency manages 305 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Portage County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 99 percent of Portage County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 23 households and make up 11 percent of households served by Portage County Housing Authority.
There are 146 female-headed renter households living in Portage County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 69% of those served by the Portage County Housing Authority.
| Black | 13 |
| Native American | 2 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 196 |
There are 106 households headed by seniors served by the Portage County Housing Authority. Senior households are 50% of households in Portage County Housing Authority housing.
There are 91 persons with disabilities living in Portage County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 43% of households served by the Portage County Housing Authority.
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