PUBLIC_HOUSING_AUTHORITY

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Title: PUBLIC_HOUSING_AUTHORITY

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Abstract: Public Housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.2 million households living in public housing units, managed by over 3,300 housing agencies (HAs). HUD administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford. HUD furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing and managing these developments. Location data for HUD-related properties and facilities are derived from HUD's enterprise geocoding service. While not all addresses are able to be geocoded and mapped to 100% accuracy, we are continuously working to improve address data quality and enhance coverage. Please consider this issue when using any datasets provided by HUD.  When using this data, take note of the field titled “LVL2KX” which indicates the overall accuracy of the geocoded address using the following return codes: ‘R’ - Interpolated rooftop (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green)  ‘4’ - ZIP+4 centroid (high degree of accuracy, symbolized as green) ‘B’ - Block group centroid (medium degree of accuracy, symbolized as yellow)  ‘T’ - Census tract centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red)  ‘2’ - ZIP+2 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red)  ‘Z’ - ZIP5 centroid (low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red) ‘5’ - ZIP5 centroid (same as above, low degree of accuracy, symbolized as red)  Null - Could not be geocoded (does not appear on the map)  For the purposes of displaying the location of an address on a map only use addresses and their associated lat/long coordinates where the LVL2KX field is coded ‘R’ or ‘4’. These codes ensure that the address is displayed on the correct street segment and in the correct census block. The remaining LVL2KX codes provide a cascading indication of the most granular level geography for which an address can be confirmed. For example, if an address cannot be accurately interpolated to a rooftop (‘R’), or ZIP+4 centroid (‘4’), then the address will be mapped to the centroid of the next nearest confirmed geography: block group, tract, and so on. When performing any point-in polygon analysis it is important to note that points mapped to the centroids of larger geographies will be less likely to map accurately to the smaller geographies of the same area. For instance, a point coded as ‘5’ in the correct ZIP Code will be less likely to map to the correct block group or census tract for that address.  To learn more about Public Housing visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/. Data Dictionary: DD_Public Housing AuthoritiesDate of Coverage: 06/2026Last Updated: Quarterly

Purpose: This dataset denotes Public Housing Authority (PHA) office locations, contact information, and program availability. Public Housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families. There are approximately 1.2 million households living in public housing units, managed by over 3,300 housing agencies (HAs). HUD administers Federal aid to local housing agencies (HAs) that manage the housing for low-income residents at rents they can afford. HUD furnishes technical and professional assistance in planning, developing and managing these developments.

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Theme Keyword: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Theme Keyword: HUD

Theme Keyword: Public Housing Authority

Theme Keyword: PHA

Theme Keyword: Public and Indian Housing

Theme Keyword: PIH

Theme Keyword: Rental Assistance Programs

Theme Keyword: Boundaries

Theme Keyword: Economy

Theme Keyword: Location

Theme Keyword: Society

Theme Keyword: NGDA

Theme Keyword: National Geospatial Data Asset

Theme Keyword: NGDAID129

Theme Keyword: Real Property

Theme Keyword: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Access Constraints: None

Use Constraints: HUD and the dataset and metadata authors assume no responsibility for the use or misuse of the dataset. No warranty, expressed or implied is made with regard to the accuracy of the spatial accuracy, and no liability is assumed by the U.S. Government in general, the dataset creators or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development specifically, as to the spatial or attribute accuracy of the data.

Data Set Credit: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata Time Convention: local time