The Chicago Housing Authority

Public Housing Waitlist Demographics

The charts below detail the demographics of applicants on the waitlist for CHA-owned properties.  Wait List PhotoThis 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