[Greater Baltimore]

Howard County

Fast Facts:

  • Howard was home to 336,001 people and had 126,187 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, Howard has added an average of 3,700 people and 1,300 housing units per year.
  • Twenty-eight percent of households were renters and 48 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Howard built 1,381 units in 2024; an estimated 8,178 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Howard has produced at least 3,314 units since 2022.
Sources: Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates, Decennial Census, American Community Survey (2019-23), and the HIT survey of local jurisdictions.
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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.

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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.

Elected Officials

  1. David Yungmann

    David Yungmann

    Council Member - District 5

  2. Deb Jung

    Deb Jung

    Council Member - District 4

  3. Christiana Rigby

    Christiana Rigby

    Council Member - District 3

  4. Opel Jones

    Opel Jones

    Council Member - District 2

  5. Liz Walsh

    Liz Walsh

    Council Member - District 1

  6. Calvin Ball

    Calvin Ball

    County Executive

Equity Officer

  1. Dr. Denise Boston

    Dr. Denise Boston

    Equity and Restorative Practices Manager

Housing Official

  1. Kelly A. Cimino

    Kelly A. Cimino

    Director, Department of Housing and Community Development