City of Alexandria
Fast Facts:
- The City of Alexandria was home to 159,102 people and had 81,539 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Alexandria has added an average of 1,300 people and 600 housing units per year.
- Fifty-eight percent of households were renters and 45 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Alexandria did not meet the annual production target of 907 units, with 570 new units built in 2025. Cumulatively, Alexandria has produced at least 8,491 units since 2019, exceeding its 7-year target of 6,349.
- Alexandria set a local goal of creating new affordability in 2,000 units by 2025 and adopted the 2030 COG housing targets, with a goal to create an additional 3,000 units through 2030, 75% of which should be affordable to households with low and moderate incomes and in activity centers.
- Visit Alexandria's Office of Housing Key Indicator Dashboard.
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
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: City of Alexandria
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
Equity Officer
Dr. Emerald Christopher
Racial and Social Equity Officer