[Greater Baltimore]

The City of Baltimore

Fast Facts:

  • The City of Baltimore was home to 565,239 people and had 294,380 housing units in 2023. Since 2010, Baltimore has lost an average of 5,000 people and 200 housing units per year.
  • Fifty-two percent of households were renters and 54 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
  • The City of Baltimore built 3,500 units in 2024; an estimated 1,714 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand. Cumulatively, Baltimore City has produced at least 7,006 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. Jermaine Jones

    Jermaine Jones

    Council Member - District 12

  2. Zac Blanchard

    Zac Blanchard

    Council Member - District 11

  3. Paris Gray

    Paris Gray

    Council Member - District 8

  4. Mark Parker

    Mark Parker

    Council Member - District 1

  5. Odette Ramos

    Odette Ramos

    Council Member - District 14

  6. Antonio Glover

    Antonio Glover

    Council Member - District 13

  7. Phylicia Porter

    Phylicia Porter

    Council Member - District 10

  8. John T. Bullock

    John T. Bullock

    Council Member - District 9

  9. James Torrence

    James Torrence

    Council Member - District 7

  10. Sharon Green Middleton

    Sharon Green Middleton

    Council Vice-President - District 6

  11. Isaac Schleifer

    Isaac Schleifer

    Council Member - District 5

  12. Mark Conway

    Mark Conway

    Council Member - District 4

  13. Ryan Dorsey

    Ryan Dorsey

    Council Member - District 3

  14. Danielle McCray

    Danielle McCray

    Council Member - District 2

  15. Zeke Cohen

    Zeke Cohen

    Council President

  16. Brandon M. Scott

    Brandon M. Scott

    Mayor

Equity Officer

  1. Amber Greene

    Director of the Office of Equity and Civil Rights

Housing Officials

  1. Janet Abrahams

    Janet Abrahams

    President/Chief Executive Officer, Housing Authority of Baltimore City

  2. Alice Kennedy

    Alice Kennedy

    Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development