Multi-Family Housing Program Directors FROM

• Female-headed households continue to represent the majority of households (72.4 percent). There was
a slight increase in the percentage of elderly/disabled households vs. non-elderly; and, within the
elderly/disabled population, there was a 3.2 percent increase in the percentage of disabled households.
• Overall, as a percentage of all households, since last year, there are: fewer female-headed households,
fewer elderly households, and more disabled households.
In comparing the RRH Section 515 portfolio with the FLH Section 514 portfolio, it is interesting to note:
• FLH members per household are about twice the size of the average household in the portfolio.
Average farm labor income is almost twice that of the average MFH portfolio household. Farm labor
income for RA households, $12,369, is significantly higher than the average RA income for the
portfolio, $7,961.
• Elderly/disabled households make up 59 percent of the RRH portfolio, but only 13.2 percent of the
FLH households. This 13.2 percent is up from 12.4 percent last year.
• RA households make up 61 percent of the RRH portfolio and 57 percent of the FLH households. The
FLH number has increased from 55 percent last year.
• White households constitute 71.6 percent of the RRH portfolio, but minorities constitute 92.2 percent
of the FLH households. This is a small decline from last year (93 percent) for FLH.
The report shows that we have more households using RA than last year and fewer rent overburdened
tenants, demonstrating our work to utilize all available rental assistance units.
We would like to thank you and your staff for helping to make this data project a success for the year 2006.
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