City of Pensacola Housing Department

420 W. Chase Street, Pensacola, FL, 32502

Housing Authority

City of Pensacola Housing Department Program Type

  • Section 8 Voucher

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Total Subsidized Units for Rental Assistance

Escambia County

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Program Summary for City of Pensacola Housing Department

City of Pensacola Housing Department is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. City of Pensacola Housing Department manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. City of Pensacola Housing Department administered a total of 2,429 Section 8 Vouchers. City of Pensacola Housing Department currently has Section 8 as its program type. City of Pensacola Housing Department is located at 420 W. Chase Street, Pensacola, FL, 32502 and serves the city of Pensacola. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact City of Pensacola Housing Department at, (850) 858-0350 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Additional Information

City of Pensacola Housing Division administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program county-wide in Escambia County, Florida. At this time, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is closed and it is indefinite when the waitlist will reopen. Before the waitlist is scheduled to reopen, notice will be provided to the public.

About City of Pensacola Housing Department

The City of Pensacola Housing Office is committed to providing the citizens of Pensacola with a variety of affordable housing opportunities, both rental and homeowership. In addition, neighborhood enhancements are provided in conjunction with other housing and community development projects. The goals of the Housing Office are to provide a sufficient volume and variety of sound housing at an affordable price range to meet existing and anticipated population demands; help secure decent, safe and sanitary housing for Pensacola residents; eliminate slums and blighting influences; help prevent deterioration of property and neighborhood decline; and maintain viable neighborhoods to enhance the quality of life of residents.

The Housing Office administers four major programs: Housing Rehabilitation Program for eligible single family homeowners; SHIP First Time Homebuyers Program; Section 8 Housing Voucher Program (rental assistance); and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

Mission Statement

The Department of Housing is committed to providing the citizens of the City of Pensacola with the highest qualify of life by achieving the following goals:

Provide sufficient volume and variety of sound housing at an affordable price range to meet existing and anticipated population demands;
Secure decent, safe, and sanitary housing for Pensacola residents;
Eliminate slums and blighting influences;
Prevent deterioration of property and neighborhood decline;
Maintain viable neighborhoods which enhance the quality of life of its residents.

In addition, the Department of Housing is often the voice for people whose needs extend beyond housing and often cannot speak for themselves.

Current Status Active
Size of City of Pensacola Housing Department compared nationally Large
Last Updated 11/29/2014
Total Numbers of Communities N/A
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher 2,429
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units N/A
Waiting list for the City of Pensacola Housing Department is currently Closed

2016 Income Limits for Escambia County, FL

  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • Income
  • $23,100
  • $26,400
  • $29,700
  • $32,950
  • $35,600
  • $38,250
  • $40,900
  • $43,500
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $13,850
  • $17,240
  • $21,720
  • $26,200
  • $30,680
  • $35,160
  • $39,640
  • $43,500
  • Person in family
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • $36,900
  • $42,200
  • $47,450
  • $52,700
  • $56,950
  • $61,150
  • $65,350
  • $69,600

2017 Fair Market Rents for Escambia County, FL

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 Escambia County, FL:

  • Efficiency
  • $741
  • One-Bedroom
  • $749
  • Two-Bedroom
  • $897
  • Three-Bedroom
  • $1243
  • Four-Bedroom
  • $1581

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Escambia County Quick Facts

Population: 310,659
Persons Per Household: 2.51
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: 23.6%
Homeownership Rate: 64.1%
Housing Units: 137,679
Yearly Income Per Person: $23,441
Median Household Income: $43,918

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