Prince George's County

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Fast Facts:
  • Prince George's was home to 955,306 people and had 362,351 housing units in 2021. Since 2010, Prince George's has added an average of 8,200 people and 3,000 housing units per year.
  • Thirty-eight percent of households were renters and 51 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Prince George’s County has adopted the 2030 COG housing targets.
  • Prince George's met the annual production target of 2,380 units, with 3,436 new units built in 2022. Cumulatively, Prince George's has produced more than 4,404 units since 2020.
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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.

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. Angela Alsobrooks

    County Executive

  2. Thomas E. Dernoga

    Chair - District 1

  3. Wala Blegay

    Vice Chair - District 6

  4. Mel Franklin

    At-Large Council Member

  5. Calvin S. Hawkins II

    At-Large Council Member

  6. Edward Burroughs, III

    Council Member - District 8

  7. Wanika B. Fisher

    Council Member - District 2

  8. Sydney J. Harrison

    Council Member - District 9

  9. Jolene Ivey

    Council Member - District 5

  10. Eric C. Olson

    Council Member - District 3

  11. Krystal Oriadha

    Council Member - District 7

  12. Ingrid S. Watson

    Council Member - District 4

Equity Officer

  1. Anthony Ferguson

    Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer

Housing Officials

  1. Stephen Paul

    Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority of Prince George’s County

  2. Aspasia Xypolia

    Director, Department of Housing and Community Development