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Quarterly Report for Housing <br />Choice Voucher Program <br />(October 2010 - December 2010) <br />February 22, 2011 <br />Page 3 <br />households have elderly andlor <br />disabled members. <br />Chart 5 depicts participants <br />by percentage of Orange County <br />median income. As of December 2010, <br />the County's median income was <br />$84,100. <br />Three-quarters {74°/a) of families on the <br />program earn less than 30% of the <br />median income, which is $27,900 per <br />year for a family of four. <br />5. Income as Percent of Median <br />Below 80% of <br />Median <br />Below 50% of 2% <br />6.5ources of Income <br />Participants' incomes come from <br />a variety of sources, as <br />illustrated in Chart 6. <br />Nearly half {46%) of <br />participating families <br />have employment income. <br />~o% <br /> so% <br />so% . <br />"® <br /> 4b% '~ <br />50% <br />40% ~ <br /> ~ 30% <br />30 <br />30 % x F - - -~--~ <br />20% <br />io% ~ m <br /> <br /> <br /> With any wages With any With any SS/SSi With any other <br /> Welfare income <br />Participating families pay a portion of their monthly rent based upon their income and the payment <br />standard for their unit. The Housing Authority pays the difference between the tenant portion and <br />the contract rent. This payment is the Housing Assistance Payment {HAP). <br />The average HAP for October through December 2010 was $909. <br />~- <br />