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Nearly Half of All Renters and More Than Half of Black Renters in DC Struggle to Afford Rent

Summary by DC Fiscal Policy Institute
While many DC residents struggle to pay rent, Mayor Bowser and DC Council are advancing two pieces of legislation that strip away legal and financial protections from tenants while failing to address the dire issue of affordability. An estimated 44.7 percent of District renters are “rent burdened,” meaning they pay more than 30 percent of their gross income to rent according to one-year estimates from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Su…
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DC Fiscal Policy Institute broke the news in on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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