   
1997 Picture of Subsidized Households Quick Facts
Major U.S. Housing Subsidies
Largest Housing Agencies
| Sec. 8 Vouchers + Certificates |
Public Housing |
Sec. 8 New + Rehab. |
Sec. 236 |
Note, most Sec. 236 units (67%) use Sec. 8 Loan Management as well as Sec. 236 subsidy |
|
13,755 |
15,177 |
4,224 |
Number of Projects |
| 3,973 |
2,859 |
1,403 |
902 |
Subsidized People (thousands) |
| 1,433 |
1,322 |
895 |
448 |
Subsidized Units (thousands) |
| -- |
90 |
-- |
-- |
% Occupied |
| 204 |
192 |
190 |
255 |
Average Rent/Month, Incl. Utilities |
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| 9,100 |
8,900 |
8,900 |
10,000 |
Average Household Income/Yr |
| 19 |
21 |
11 |
15 |
% Under $5,000 |
| 4 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
% Over $20,000 |
| 28 |
24 |
13 |
36 |
% w/Wages Main Source Income |
| 25 |
18 |
9 |
14 |
% w/Welfare Main Source |
| 20 |
37 |
20 |
21 |
Neighborhood Poverty Rate |
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| 16 |
32 |
60 |
34 |
% Age 62 or More, Head or Spouse |
| 34 |
48 |
74 |
43 |
% Age 62 or More or Disability |
| 66 |
45 |
23 |
45 |
% With Children under 18 |
| 57 |
39 |
20 |
37 |
% Single Parent |
| 2.8 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
Avg. People/Household |
| 35 |
26 |
9 |
19 |
% with 3 or More Bedrooms |
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| 58 |
68 |
37 |
53 |
% Minority Total |
| 39 |
48 |
23 |
35 |
% Black |
| 15 |
17 |
11 |
13 |
% Hispanic |
| 39 |
59 |
34 |
40 |
Minority as % of Neighborhood |
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| -- |
7 |
6 |
5 |
Average Years since Move-In |
| 13 |
11 |
11 |
16 |
% Moved in During Past Year |
| 27 |
11 |
-- |
-- |
Average Months on Waiting List |
Other Units: Sec. 8 Moderate Rehabilitation: 110,000, Indian Housing: 70,000
Concentration: 41% of subsidized units are in tracts where under 10% of the tract's units are subsidized. 13% are in tracts with over half their units subsidized.
Largest Housing Agencies
| Units (000s)
| Average Income
| % Welfare
| % 62+
| Months Wait
| V+C
| Public
| V+C
| Public
| V+C
| Public
| V+C
| Public
| V+C
| Public
| 76 |
160 |
$11,000 |
13,000 |
29 |
-- |
31 |
32 |
26 |
-- |
New York City |
| 15 |
57 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Puerto Rico |
| 15 |
40 |
9,200 |
-- |
23 |
-- |
16 |
-- |
105 |
-- |
Chicago |
| 35 |
9 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
37 |
43 |
23 |
15 |
30 |
27 |
Los Angeles City |
| 9 |
22 |
8,400 |
8,000 |
40 |
40 |
16 |
24 |
50 |
35 |
Philadelphia |
| 10 |
18 |
7,500 |
7,700 |
37 |
28 |
11 |
33 |
54 |
18 |
Baltimore City |
| 11 |
11 |
7,800 |
7,100 |
20 |
19 |
34 |
44 |
82 |
19 |
Miami/Dade |
| 20 |
0 |
10,500 |
. |
20 |
. |
20 |
. |
25 |
. |
New York State |
| 7 |
14 |
8,400 |
6,500 |
28 |
32 |
5 |
32 |
13 |
-- |
Atlanta |
| 7 |
12 |
7,700 |
6,500 |
42 |
32 |
8 |
27 |
39 |
20 |
Cleveland |
| 6 |
13 |
11,000 |
-- |
34 |
-- |
10 |
-- |
64 |
-- |
Boston |
| 6 |
13 |
7,000 |
6,200 |
17 |
38 |
17 |
12 |
42 |
16 |
New Orleans |
| 8 |
8 |
7,100 |
6,500 |
27 |
24 |
8 |
33 |
15 |
8 |
San Antonio |
| 13 |
3 |
11,000 |
-- |
38 |
-- |
26 |
-- |
21 |
-- |
Los Angeles County |
| 4 |
12 |
-- |
8,300 |
-- |
31 |
-- |
30 |
-- |
20 |
Washington, DC |
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V+C = vouchers+certs
. = no such units
-- = unknown
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