Carroll County
Fast Facts:
- Carroll was home to 177,108 people and had 67,464 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Carroll has added an average of 700 people and 400 housing units per year.
- Sixteen percent of households were renters and 49 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
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
- In progress: Carroll County
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- In progress: Carroll County
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- In progress: Carroll County
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- In progress: Carroll County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- In progress: Carroll County
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- In progress: Carroll 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
Joseph Vigliotti
President, County Commissioner - District 1
Michael Guerin
Vice President, County Commissioner - District 4
Housing Official
Christopher Heyn
Director of Planning & Land Management