Public Housing Waitlist Demographics

The charts below detail the demographics of applicants on the waitlist for CHA-owned properties.  This data is segmented by applicants for family development waitlists and applicants on senior-designated development waitlists.  These figures are updated quarterly and are captured at the end of each fiscal year in the Moving To Work Annual Report. 

Family Waitlist Demographics* March 31, 2009		Senior Waitlist Demographics* March 31, 2009
Housing Stock & Applicants		Housing Stock & Applicants
Total Applicants	20,078	Total Applicants	7,056
Total Persons	54,252	Total Persons	14,471
*Data is collected from Yardi database, which may contain inconsistencies due to data conversion and data entry.
Race & Ethnicity		Race & Ethnicity
White	2,640	White	706
Black	12,069	Black	2,170
Native/Alaskan	15	Native/Alaskan	16
Asian/Pacific Islander	154	Asian/Pacific Islander	119
Other	5,203	Other	9,576
Hispanic**	3,394	Hispanic**	796
**Hispanic is categorized as an ethnic code and may be included in several race categories as well.		**Hispanic is categorized as an ethnic code and may be included in several race categories as well.
Area Median Income (AMI) by Number of Applicants		Area Median Income (AMI) by Number of Applicants
< 30% of AMI	19,105	< 30% of AMI	11,615
30-50% of AMI	827	30-50% of AMI	835
51-80% of AMI	138	51-80% of AMI	131
> 81% of AMI	8	> 81% of AMI	6
Disabled	3,127	Disabled	3,844