District of Columbia
Fast Facts:
- DC was home to 671,803 people and had 360,890 housing units in 2022. Since 2010, DC has added an average of 5,700 people and 5,200 housing units per year.
- Fifty-nine percent of households were renters and 47 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- DC exceeded the annual production target of 4,587 units, with 6,387 new units built in 2023. Cumulatively, DC has produced at least 33,354 units since 2019, exceeding its 5-year target of 22,935.
- DC adopted the 2030 COG housing targets and established a goal of 36,000 new homes by 2025, 12,000 of which are to be affordable below 80% of DC’s median family income.
Policy Status
Solving the region's affordable housing crisis requires a portfolio of policies to preserve existing affordable housing, produce more housing, and protect people from discrimination and displacement.
Right of First Refusal
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Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
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Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
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Rental Assistance Demonstration
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
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Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
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Housing Outcomes
Local jurisdictions submitted data to enable the region to track housing production, preservation, and rental affordability.
Structural Racism
Discriminatory actions and racist public policies have produced inequitable outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of color in the Washington region, including lower incomes and wealth, lower homeownership rates, and higher rates of housing cost burden.
Housing Context
Understanding how household incomes relate to the supply of affordable rental and homeownership units will inform jurisdictions' efforts to meet the current and future housing needs of residents.