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Selected current housing conditions
Future housing needs
The intersection of housing & transportation
Homeownership Rate
Homeownership Rate
D.C.
Sub. MD
Montgomery Co.
No. VA
DC Region*
Net New
Jobs
% Change
2012-2032
148,500
19.8%
254,800
26.4%
129,619
27.1%
448,700
32.5%
857,300
27.6%
*Includes Jefferson, WV
Source: 2009-2011 ACS, IHS Global Insight, MWCOG, BLS, GMU Center for
Regional Analysis.
D.C.
Sub. MD
Montgomery Co.
No. VA
DC Region*
*Includes Jefferson, WV
Note: Assumes all workers housed in the jurisdiction in which they work
Numbers may not add up due to rounding
Source: 2009-2011 ACS, IHS Global Insight, MWCOG, BLS, GMU Center for
Regional Analysis.
D.C.
Sub. MD
Montgomery Co.
No. VA
DC Region*
Total
Units
105,200
160,800
83,800
279,000
548,300
SingleFamily
38,000
106,600
51,300
197,600
344,600
MultiFamily
67,200
54,200
32,500
81,400
203,700
*Includes Jefferson, WV
Note: Assumes all workers housed in the jurisdiction in which they work
Numbers may not add up due to rounding
Source: 2009-2011 ACS, IHS Global Insight, MWCOG, BLS, GMU Center for
Regional Analysis.
Need
20-yr
avg
Benefits to
Local Businesses
Local Communities
Family well-being
suffers
Workers have
longer commutes
The local
economy suffers
County receives
less tax revenue
Their
productivity
suffers
Businesses must
recruit new
workers
There is more
traffic on the
roads
Traffic
congestion and
pollution
increase
There is less
transit ridership
Transit agencies
lose revenue
Businesses lose
revenue or grow
more slowly
The regions
economy grows
more slowly
Movement
around the
region is more
difficult
Transit services
may be reduced
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Resources
www.nhc.org/publications
http://www.housingpolicy.org/toolbox/sustainable_development.html
Lisa Sturtevant
202-466-2121 ext. 234
Lsturtevant@nhc.org