• State Data Overview

    Across District of Columbia, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.

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    Renter households that are extremely low income
    -37,429
    Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters
    $44,980
    Average income limit for 4-person extremely low income household
    $92,560
    Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.
    80%
    Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
  • State Level Partners

    NLIHC Housing Advocacy Organizer

    State Partners

    Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development

    727 15th Street NW
    Floor 6
    Washington ,DC 20010
    P: 202-745-0902
    F: 202-745-0898
    www.cnhed.org


    Stephen Glaude, President & CEO
    [email protected]


    Ryan Trout, Chief Housing Officer
    [email protected]


    Lamar Richards, Senior Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement
    [email protected] 

    Become an NLIHC State Partner

    NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.

    Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting [email protected]

    Become a Member
  • Housing Trust Fund
    HTF Implementation Information

    NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Kyle Arbuckle with any questions.

    NHTF logo
    Current Year HTF Allocation
    State Designated Entity
    Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation

    Kelly Ann Morrow
    Interim Housing Compliance Officer & Grants Management Officer
    202-442-6987
    [email protected] 


    NHTF-specific Page

    National Housing Trust Fund

  • Resources
    Resources

    Housing Profiles

    State Housing Profile

    State Housing Profile: DC (PDF)

    Congressional District Housing Profile

    Congressional District Profile: DC (PDF)


    Research and Data

    National Housing Preservation Database

    The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.

    Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing

    Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In DC and Nationwide

    The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes

    The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In DC and Nationwide

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