Elderly

• About 303,499 seniors rely on Housing Choice Vouchers for affordable housing, representing 16% of all Section 8 households.

• 16% of Section 8’s seniors are 83 years of age or older.

• The median annual income for an elderly household in Section 8 is $9,594.*

• 91% of elderly households rely on Social Security or Supplemental Security payments as their primary source of income.*

 People with Disabilities

• Section 8 is home to 458,124 households in which one or more members are living with a disability, representing 25% of all voucher households.

• 38,503 Section 8 households have a child with a disability.*

Families with Children

• 59% of all Section 8 households are families with children.

• More than 2,357,977 children live in Section 8, representing 50% of all Section 8 residents.

• 48% of households with children obtain their primary income from wages.*

• The average income for a Section 8 family is $11,049.*