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Baltimore County

Fast Facts:

  • Baltimore County was home to 852,425 people and had 351,385 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Baltimore County has added an average of 3,300 people and 1,100 housing units per year.
  • Thirty-four percent of households were renters and 54 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • Baltimore County built 1,223 units in 2025; an estimated 1,739 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Baltimore County has produced at least 3,168 units since 2022, short of its 4-year target of 6,956.
  • Baltimore County committed to creating 1,000 new affordable rental housing units through new construction or rehabilitation by 2027 (PDF).
Sources: Census Population and Housing Unit Estimates, Decennial Census, American Community Survey (2020-24), 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.

Right of First Refusal

  • Not adopted: Baltimore County

Preservation Inventory - Subsidized

  • Adopted: Baltimore County

Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized

  • Not adopted: Baltimore County

Rental Assistance Demonstration

  • Not adopted: Baltimore County

Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners

  • Adopted: Baltimore County

Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing

  • Adopted: Baltimore County

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. Katherine A. Klausmeier

    Katherine A. Klausmeier

    County Executive

  2. Pat Young

    Pat Young

    Council Member - District 1

  3. Israel Patoka

    Israel Patoka

    Council Member - District 2

  4. Wade Kach

    Wade Kach

    Council Member - District 3

  5. Julian E. Jones, Jr.

    Julian E. Jones, Jr.

    Council Member - District 4

  6. David Marks

    David Marks

    Council Member - District 5

  7. Mike Ertel

    Mike Ertel

    Council Member - District 6

  8. Todd K. Crandell

    Todd K. Crandell

    Council Member - District 7

Equity Officer

  1. Rashon Bryan

    Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Housing Official

  1. Terry Hickey

    Terry Hickey

    Director, Department of Housing and Community Development