The Marion Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please Note: The waiting list for families is currently closed.This housing authority offers four family communities with 100 units ranging in size from 2 to 5 bedrooms, and one community with 100 one bedroom units dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to obtain an application:1. Visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 601 S. Adams St., Marion, IN, Monday-Thursday between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.2. Download an application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed it must be hand delivered to the address listed above on Tuesdays and Thursdays between the hours of 8 am and 11am and 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: homeless, elderly, disabled, employed, live and/or work in Grant County, or a veteran.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://www.marionha.com/, or they can be reached with any questions you may have by calling 765-664-5194, Monday-Thursday during normal office hours.
Marion Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List is managed by Marion Housing Authority.
Marion Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 690 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
This housing agency serves Marion, Indiana.
After applying, it's a good practice to keep a record of any application that you submit. This will help you keep track of your application, and is especially useful if you apply to multiple waiting lists. You can do this easily with a document on your computer or mobile device, and also with a notebook or piece of paper.
Make sure to write down your application or confirmation number with the application details. This number will be important to reference in the future. Once you have this information written, keep it stored in a place that's easy to access when you need it.
With this information safely stored, all you have left to do is wait to find out if you've been selected for the waiting list.
Depending on the area, it may take weeks or even months to know if you've been selected for the waiting list. Your wait for an announcement is usually the longest in areas with large populations and a high demand for housing assistance.
Check if the public notice states when the housing authority plans to announce the results, or how long it may take to review applications. Contact the housing authority if this information isn't available.
Once all applications are reviewed, the housing authority will either contact everyone who has been placed on the waiting list, or message everyone who applied to check their results.
The housing authority will use the contact information you give in the application to reach you (usually by mail, email, or phone). For this reason, it is very important to put valid contact information on your application. Make sure you keep your contact information up to date, and that you respond quickly if any further action is required.
If you don't get contacted by the housing authority, it might mean that you were not chosen for the waiting list. Sometimes, housing authorities do not contact applicants who were not placed on the waiting list. Check with the housing authority for confirmation.
To check your status on the waiting list, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or visit the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to check your status.
Some housing authorities will give your spot on the waiting list, but others might only confirm that you're still on the waiting list. Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when checking your status.
To update your waiting list application, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or submit a form to the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to update your application.
Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when updating your application.
You cannot apply for a waiting list that is closed until it is reopened by the housing authority. It is not known when the housing authority will announce the next opening.
To apply in person, a paper form must be completed at a location set by the housing authority. This place may be a housing authority office, local government building, or another location that is helping with the waiting list opening.
If you are considering applying to live in a Public Housing unit, you may be interested to know who already lives in these units, and what the households tend to look like. Fortunately, we can provide some helpful statistics using HUD's 2023 Picture of Subsidized Households. The following data describes the economic and demographic characteristics of renters who live in Public Housing units provided by Marion Housing Authority.
At the start of 2024, Marion Housing Authority was managing 219 Public Housing units. Of the total number of units managed, there were 199 units occupied. This represents 91% of the total number of Public Housing units managed by Marion Housing Authority.
According to HUD, there is a total of 452 people living in Public Housing units managed by Marion Housing Authority, with the average number of people per household being 2.
The 199 households living in Public Housing units at the start of 2024 waited on average 3 months before being able to move in. Of those households, 32 occupied their unit in the last year. This represents 16 percent of Public Housing tenants in units managed by Marion Housing Authority.
The Marion Housing Authority Public Housing program that this waiting list covers had 91% of its units occupied by households with 9% unoccupied at the start of 2024.
Of the 199 Public Housing households in units managed by Marion Housing Authority, 85 have at least one child. There are 15 two-parent households in the Marion Housing Authority Public Housing units, and 70 single-parent households. There were 77 households with children with a female head of household.
The average annual household income for Marion Housing Authority Public Housing tenant households is $15,730 The average annual income per person is $6,891 The average Public Housing household annual income is 24% of the local Area Median Income.
| Annual Income Range ($) | Number of Households | % of Vouchers |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $5,000 | 20 | 10% |
| $5,000 - $9,999 | 14 | 7% |
| $10,000 - $14,999 | 86 | 43% |
| $15,000 - $19,999 | 32 | 16% |
| $20,000+ | 50 | 25% |
Of all Public Housing households, 64 (29%) receive the majority of their income from wages and/or business. 145 (66%) households derive the majority of their income from some other source (other than wage or welfare).
For the Marion Housing Authority Public Housing program, the federal government covers the cost of, on average, $379 per month for each household, which equates to annual cost of $4,548.
HUD refers to the portion of rent paid by the tenant as the Total Tenant Payment, or Family Expenditure.
For the Marion Housing Authority Public Housing program, the average family expenditure is $342 per month or $4,104 per year. The combined payment from all tenants in the program is $68,058 per month, which is $816,696 per year.
The average cost of utilities for renters in this program is $237 per month. It is important to note this is not the actual cost renters will pay for utilities, but an estimate based on the energy cost estimates of the program.
Of the 219 households living in Public Housing units, 118 (59%) live in a studio or one-bedroom unit, 18 (9%) rent a 2-bedroom rental home and 64 (32%) have a 3-bedroom or larger rental. 3% of Public Housing households are overhoused with more bedrooms than people in the household.
48% of Marion Housing Authority Public Housing program households have a minority head of household who is Black, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander; or of Hispanic ethnicity.
Preferences are not a requirement.
You should still consider applying to waiting lists with preferences you don't qualify for. There is still a chance to get housing.Linda Kenney says:
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