MAJOR U.S. HOUSING SUBSIDIES:
| 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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| 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 |
V+C = vouchers+certs
. = no such units
-- = unknown
1997 Picture of Subsidized Households Data Quick Facts on the American Housing Survey
