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QUARTERLY REPORT FOR <br />HOUSING CHQICE VOUCHER PROGRAM: <br />JULY - SEPTEMBER 2004 <br />November 15, 2004 <br />Page 3 <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 />Half {500) of partici- <br />pating households have elderly <br />and/or disabled members. <br />4, Par#icipating Families <br />Family Type <br />Elderly Other <br />12% 11 /° <br />Family <br />39% <br />pisabled <br />38% <br />Chart 5 depicts participants by percentage of Orange County median <br />income. Currently, the County's median income is $74,200. <br />5. Participant Characteristics <br />Income as Percent of Median <br />Below 80% of <br />Below 50% of Median <br />Median 3% <br />21% <br />Below 34% of <br />Median <br />76% <br />Three-quarters of families <br />on the program earn less <br />than 300 of the median <br />income, which is $22,700 <br />per year for a family of <br />four. <br />Participants' incomes come from <br />a variety of sources, as <br />illustrated in Chart 6. <br />Qver half (52~) of participating <br />families earn wages from <br />employment. <br />6. Participating Families <br />Sources of Income <br />i _ ; __ - __ <br />_-- <br />~: ~ --~Za~~ _- 11,, <br />2V~p <br />~: -. <br />o,; - <br />With any wages With any With any With any other <br />Welfare SS/SSl income <br />