Housing Choice Vouchers by Tract

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program assists very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled in obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) receive federal funds from HUD to administer the voucher program, and housing subsidies are paid to the landlord directly by the PHA on behalf of the participating family. The voucher recipient remains responsible for paying any difference that exists between the actual rent charged by the landlord and the amount subsidized by the program. Voucher recipients are responsible for finding a suitable housing unit where the owner agrees to rent under the program. Because housing assistance is provided on behalf of the family or individual, participants are free to choose their own housing, including single-family homes, townhouses, and apartments provided that the chosen housing meets the requirements of the program, and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects. Qualified housing may also include the family's present residence. Furthermore, under certain circumstances, and if authorized by the PHA, a family may use its voucher to purchase a modest home. Please note that to restrict access to tenant information HCV locations are identified in public records by the owner, and not the tenant. Public data pertaining to the locations of HCV program participants are only available as U.S. Census Tract aggregations. Moreover, to protect the confidentiality of those receiving Housing Choice Voucher Program assistance, tracts containing 10 or fewer voucher holders have been omitted from this service. This dataset includes both tenant-based vouchers and project-based vouchers. HCV_PUBLIC_PCT are calculated using 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) table H4 Tenure Renter Occupied field. To learn more about the Housing Choice Voucher Program visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about/. Data Dictionary: DD_Housing Choice Vouchers by Tract Date of Coverage: 03/2026 Last Updated: 04/2026美国住房与城市发展部（U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD）的住房选择券（Housing Choice Voucher, HCV）计划，旨在协助极低收入家庭、老年人与残障人士在私人市场中获取体面、安全且卫生的住房。公共住房管理局（Public Housing Authorities, PHAs）可从HUD获得联邦资金，用于管理该住房券计划，住房补贴由PHA代表参与家庭直接支付给房东。住房券领取者需自行承担房东实际收取的租金与计划补贴金额之间的差额部分。券的领取者需自行寻找符合要求的住房单元，且该住房的业主需同意按照本计划的规则出租；参与者可自主选择住房类型，包括独栋住宅、联排别墅与公寓，只要所选住房符合计划要求，且不限于补贴住房项目内的单元。合格住房还可包括家庭当前的住所。此外，在特定情形下且经PHA批准的家庭，可使用其住房券购置一套普通住宅。 请注意，为限制对租户信息的访问，公共记录中HCV的位置由业主而非租户进行标识。与HCV计划参与者位置相关的公开数据仅以美国人口普查区（U.S. Census Tract）聚合形式提供。此外，为保护住房选择券计划受助者的隐私，包含10名及以下券持有者的普查区已从本服务中剔除。 本数据集包含基于租户的住房券与基于项目的住房券两类。HCV_PUBLIC_PCT的计算依据为2020年人口普查人口与住房特征文件（Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, DHC）的表H4“租户占用”字段。 欲了解更多关于住房选择券计划的信息，请访问：https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about/。 数据字典：DD_按普查区划分的住房选择券 覆盖日期：2026年3月 最后更新时间：2026年4月