DCHA by the numbers

The District of Columbia Housing Authority is an independent government agency that provides quality affordable housing to extremely low- to moderate-income households. We foster sustainable communities where residents can improve their lives.

As one of the District’s largest landlords, this agency serves 50,000 qualified low-income residents through traditional affordable housing, tenant- and project-based housing vouchers, and mixed-income properties.

POPULATION INCLUDES

• Children: 15,400
• Seniors: 6,200
• Disabled: 10,700
• Veterans: 1,034

REAL ESTATE

There are more than 8,300 units in 52 traditional public housing developments. Of those properties, 14 serve the elderly and disabled. DCHA maintains an occupancy rate of approximately 95 percent. Tenants pay 30 percent of their adjusted income towards rent. The average rent paid by a public housing household is approximately $250.

DCHA has responsibility and financial interest in 23 mixed-income properties, but does not own them directly. In those 23 properties there are nearly 4,500 units, 3,900 of them are affordable, including more than 1,230 public housing units.