Description:
Description:
Housing Authority of Centre County is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Housing Authority of Centre County manages several funded programs and has a total of 20 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Housing Authority of Centre County administered a total of 624 Section 8 Vouchers. Housing Authority of Centre County currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Housing Authority of Centre County is located at 121 Beaver Farm Lane, Bellefonte, PA, 16823 and serves the city of Bellefonte. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Housing Authority of Centre County at, (814)355-6750 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Housing Authority of Centre County operates various programs including:
- Housing Choice Voucher Program (also known as the Section 8 Rental Assistance Program)
- Family Self-Sufficiency
- Family Unification
- Shelter Plus Care
- Public Housing (Beaver Farm Apartments)
- Elderly-Disabled Housing (Brockerhoff House, Crestside Terrace)
- Tax-Credit Property (Beaver Heights)
These programs are designed to ensure decent, safe, and sanitary housing through Housing Quality Standards Inspections and help low income families / individuals afford their rent. The programs are based on income, and are mostly managed through a waiting list. The Shelter Plus Care rental vouchers are for homeless individuals who are seriously mentally ill or who are dually diagnosed with serious mental illness and drug and alcohol issues. Emergency housing is not available through the Authority.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Housing Authority of Centre County compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 624 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 20 |
Waiting list for the Housing Authority of Centre County is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Centre County, PA:
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Population: | 158,742 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.4 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 29.5% |
Homeownership Rate: | 59.6% |
Housing Units: | 64,283 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $25,545 |
Median Household Income: | $50,336 |
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