The City of Richmond
Fast Facts:
- Richmond was home to 233,655 people and had 117,518 housing units in 2024. Since 2010, Richmond has added an average of 2,100 people and 1,400 housing units per year.
- Fifty-six percent of households were renters and 52 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs.
- Richmond has set local goals to add 2,000 new homeowners with incomes of 50%-80% AMI and 10,000 new affordable rental units by 2033.
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: The City of Richmond
Preservation Inventory - Subsidized
- Not adopted: The City of Richmond
Preservation Inventory - Unsubsidized
- In progress: The City of Richmond
Rental Assistance Demonstration
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
Energy Efficiency Upgrades for Homeowners
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
Energy Efficiency Upgrades of Affordable Housing
- Adopted: The City of Richmond
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
Cynthia I. Newbille
Council President - Richmond East End 7th Voter District
Katherine Jordan
Council Vice-President - Richmond North Central 2nd Voter District
Stephanie A. Lynch
Council Member - Richmond Central 5th Voter District
Ellen F. Robertson
Council Member - Richmond Gateway 6th Voter District
Reva M. Trammell
Council Member - Richmond Southside 8th Voter District
Housing Officials
Merrick Malone
Director, Department of Housing and Community Development
Steven B. Nesmith
CEO, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA)