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Participants <br />At the end of the reporting <br />period there were 2,526 house- <br />holds receiving rental assistance <br />from the Housing Authority. <br />Chart 3 illustrates participating <br />families, sorted by number of <br />family members. Nearly two-thirds <br />of the participating households <br />receiving assistance have three ar <br />fewer members. <br />The household type of program <br />participants is illustrated in <br />Chart 4. "Other" consists of <br />households that are non-elderly, <br />non-disabled, with no children. <br />Nearly half (490) of participating <br />households have elderly and/or <br />disabled members. <br />3. Participating Families <br />Number of Family Members <br />7 Persons 2%~ r8 Persons 1% <br />6 Persons 6%~ <br />5 Persons <br />12% <br />4 Persons ,,t, -x-- _ <br />~;,~~; <br />15% <br />3 Persons <br />1S% <br />1 Person 28% <br />2 Persons <br />20% <br />4. Participating Families <br />Household Type <br />Chart 5 depicts participants by percentage of Orange County median <br />income. Currently, the County's median income is $74,200. <br />5. Participating Families <br />Income as Percent of Median <br />Below 80% of <br />Below 50% of Median <br />Median 3% <br />21% <br />=.. , <br />Below 30% of <br />Median <br />75% <br />Exhibit 1 <br />Pale 2 of 3 <br />Three-quarters of families <br />receiving assistance <br />earn less than 30~ of the <br />median income, which is <br />$22,700 per year for a <br />family of four. <br />