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1997 Picture of Subsidized Households
Major U.S. Housing Subsidies:
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
(Source: U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development,
Office of Policy Development & Research, July 22, 1998)
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