This housing agency serves Sawyer County, Wisconsin.
Sawyer County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 197 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
15918 5th Street, Hayward, WI
(715) 634-4280Section 8 Application Checklist
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Sawyer County Housing Authority serves 173 low-income households. The agency manages 209 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Sawyer County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 90 percent of Sawyer County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 41 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Sawyer County Housing Authority.
There are 122 female-headed renter households living in Sawyer County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Sawyer County Housing Authority.
| Black | 3 |
| Native American | 14 |
| White | 151 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 70 households headed by seniors served by the Sawyer County Housing Authority. Senior households are 41% of households in Sawyer County Housing Authority housing.
There are 57 persons with disabilities living in Sawyer County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Sawyer County Housing Authority.
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