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Quarterly Report for Housing Choice Voucher Program <br />January 2011 -March 2011 <br />July 18, 2011 <br />Page 3 <br />Over half (58%) of participating 5. Income as Percent of Median <br />households have elderly and/or geipr,y g~,,;;°f~ A.i3o~4+ed0~~,~,t <br />"~r <br />disabled members. r:ne~ii~~, <br />~„~~~i;a„ `~-,_ ~--' <br />.- r <br />~` <br />`'~ <br />Chart 5 depicts participants by ,<rr. <br />'~--- <br />' <br />percentage of Orange County <br />median income. As of March Beio~.~U 50'}; ot_. <br />2011, the County's median IV1eclian <br />income was $84,100. 16-~`~ <br />Three-quarters (75%) of families <br />on the program earn less than <br />30% of the median income, Beiot~! o~>, of <br />which is $27,900 per year fora rNedian <br />family of four. ~s~ri, <br />6. Sources of Income <br />7t1';t} <br />~o,.,. <br />Participants' incomes come rau~~~, <br />from a variety of sources, as =~~ <br />5a.; <br />illustrated in Chart 6. <br />~o~,.;,, <br />~o~ za,:. <br />30'': <br />Nearly half (46%) of <br />2p''-~ <br />participating families have <br />employment income. 1°"`' <br />u<,,, _ _ - <br />G^lith an~i ~~~~:,~ges 'v"v~ith any 4~+elf~rE L"vlith any SS,''SSI `,~Nith any °ther <br />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 January through March 2011 was $909. <br /> <br />