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Quarterly Report for Housing Choice Voucher Program <br />October 6, 2020 <br />Page 2 <br />Chart 2 illustrates the number of applicants by total <br />household size. The majority of applicants on the Waiting <br />List consist of only one or two household members. <br />Over half of all applicants (1,485 of the 2,779 applicants or <br />54%) have one or two member households and would <br />qualify for a one -bedroom voucher. The Santa Ana Housing <br />Authority's occupancy standard is one bedroom for every <br />two family members. <br />Participants <br />At the end of the reporting period, there were 2,678 <br />households receiving rental assistance from the Housing <br />Authority. <br />Chart 3 illustrates participating families, sorted by number of <br />family members. Over three -fourths (83%) of families <br />receiving assistance have three or fewer members. <br />Chart 4 illustrates the family type for program participants. <br />Over half (67%) of participating households have elderly <br />and/or disabled members. ["Other" consists of households <br />that are non -elderly, non -disabled, with no minor children.] <br />S. Income as Percentage of Median <br />Below 50% <br />Media <br />11% <br />Below 80% <br />of Median <br />1% <br />ow 30% <br />u Median <br />88% <br />800 741 <br />700 <br />Goo <br />a 500 <br />400 <br />`a <br />300 <br />E <br />� 200 <br />Ion <br />0 <br />744 <br />2 <br />2. Household Size <br />463 <br />4is <br />232 <br />I L67 <br />45 <br />3 4 5 6 7 <br />People per Houshold <br />3. Family Size <br />16 7 6 <br />S 9 10 <br />5 People 6 People <br />4 People <br />7% 2% <br />8% <br />` 1 Person <br />3 People 39% <br />16% <br />2 People J <br />28% <br />Family Type <br />Other <br />18% <br />44 0isa61ed <br />Family ,4� 4G <br />15% <br />Elderly <br />27A <br />Chart 5 depicts participants by percentage of Orange County <br />median income. As of June 2020, the County's median <br />income is $102,450 per year for a family of four. <br />Approximately 88% of families on the program earn less than <br />30% of the median income, which is $38,450 per year for a <br />family of four. <br />3-2 <br />