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Quarterly Report for Housing <br />Choice Voucher Program <br />April 2011 ~ June 2011 <br />September 6, 2011 <br />Page 3 <br />Over half (58%) of participating <br />households have elderly and/or <br />disabled members. <br />Chart 5 depicts participants <br />by percentage of Orange County <br />median income. As of March 2011, the <br />County's median income was $84,200. <br />Neariythree-quarters (73%) of families <br />on the program earn less than 30% of <br />the median income, which is $25,260 per <br />year for a family of four. <br />5. Income a~ Percent of Median <br />Below 80°~ of <br />Median <br />Below 50% of 3°~ <br />M~ <br />i Of <br />meurai: <br />73°6 <br />6. $OWrce~ of Income <br />Participants` incomes come from <br />a variety of sources, as <br />illustrated in Char# 6. <br />Nearly half (46%) of <br />participa#ing families <br />have employment income. <br />70°1e <br />born <br />so°~ <br />40°~ <br />3{]°/n <br />zai° <br />><o% <br />o°~ <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 April through June 2011 was $902. <br />4 <br />With aroy wages With any With any 55/551 With any other <br />Welfare income <br />