Eight Census datasets to help you understand housing costs, the local housing stock and journeys to work. Inspect the numbers, check their limits and download the records.
Observation period: 2020 to 2024. These are historical survey estimates, not live listings, current market rents or Homzora survey results. Every table preserves published 90 percent margins of error.
Geographic coverage: Washington city, District of Columbia (city); Arlington County, Virginia (county); Alexandria city, Virginia (city); Silver Spring CDP, Maryland (Census designated place); Bethesda CDP, Maryland (Census designated place). Neighborhoods on the hub are not individually measured here.
Median gross rent at a glance
Occupied homes paying cash rent. Monthly dollars, adjusted to 2024. These are not current asking rents.
ACS 2020 to 2024 · Table B25064
Geography
Median
90% margin of error
Washington city, District of Columbia
$1,954
±$26
Arlington County, Virginia
$2,322
±$26
Alexandria city, Virginia
$2,089
±$32
Silver Spring CDP, Maryland
$1,913
±$42
Bethesda CDP, Maryland
$2,469
±$92
Separate published estimates. No ranking or statistical significance claim.
Census table B25064 · 2020 to 2024
Median gross rent
A benchmark for occupied rental homes, not the price of available listings. Gross rent includes contract rent plus applicable utilities and fuels. The median is not an average. Do not average medians across places.
Measured population: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Units: Monthly dollars, expressed in 2024 inflation adjusted dollars.
Use the published bands to understand housing cost pressure. The not computed category is retained. No combined burden percentage is calculated. Totals overlap component rows.
Measured population: Renter-occupied housing units. Units: Housing units in each published rent to income band.
Compare the number of owner occupied and renter occupied homes. One occupied housing unit represents one household. These are not resident population counts or a count of homes available to rent.
Understand the building mix, including detached homes and multifamily buildings. Counts include occupied and vacant housing units, not only rentals. Building size does not establish quality or price.
Measured population: Housing units. Units: Housing units by units in structure.
Travel modes and working from home describe resident workers, not only renters. Total and subgroup rows overlap. These figures do not measure current transit service or daily trips.
Measured population: Workers 16 years and over. Units: Workers age 16 and over.
Published journey time bands describe resident commuters. People working from home are excluded. This is not an address specific route estimate or a current traffic forecast.
Measured population: Workers 16 years and over who did not work from home. Units: Workers age 16 and over who did not work from home.
Not every vacant home is offered for rent. Compare the published categories, including homes for rent, homes awaiting occupancy, seasonal use and other vacancies.
Measured population: Vacant housing units. Each geography is shown separately. These are historical counts, not a current inventory, a neighborhood ranking or a rental vacancy rate.
Washington city, District of Columbia
2020 to 2024 vacant housing units
Vacancy status
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total vacant housing units
36,523
±1,791
For rent
14,405
±1,203
Rented, not occupied
3,155
±545
For sale only
2,151
±393
Sold, not occupied
1,417
±371
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
2,747
±453
For migrant workers
68
±84
Other vacant
12,580
±1,022
Arlington County, Virginia
2020 to 2024 vacant housing units
Vacancy status
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total vacant housing units
9,943
±989
For rent
3,369
±545
Rented, not occupied
1,364
±365
For sale only
507
±171
Sold, not occupied
403
±207
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
1,460
±368
For migrant workers
102
±117
Other vacant
2,738
±558
Alexandria city, Virginia
2020 to 2024 vacant housing units
Vacancy status
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total vacant housing units
4,748
±562
For rent
1,895
±345
Rented, not occupied
850
±280
For sale only
212
±166
Sold, not occupied
301
±165
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
367
±161
For migrant workers
18
±21
Other vacant
1,105
±326
Silver Spring CDP, Maryland
2020 to 2024 vacant housing units
Vacancy status
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total vacant housing units
1,786
±403
For rent
894
±326
Rented, not occupied
120
±144
For sale only
55
±49
Sold, not occupied
0
±32
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
110
±82
For migrant workers
0
±32
Other vacant
607
±246
Bethesda CDP, Maryland
2020 to 2024 vacant housing units
Vacancy status
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total vacant housing units
2,158
±403
For rent
638
±207
Rented, not occupied
100
±81
For sale only
312
±145
Sold, not occupied
8
±16
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use
439
±199
For migrant workers
0
±32
Other vacant
661
±268
40 observations across 5 geographic areas. The total is followed by its seven components; do not add the total to those components.
Added September 23, 2026. U.S. Census Bureau estimates, republished by Homzora. No Homzora renter survey responses are included.
Census table B25034 · 2020 to 2024
Year structure built
Compare housing units by the period when their structures were built. These counts describe the housing stock, including occupied and vacant homes. They do not measure the condition of an apartment, its renovation date or its availability for rent.
Washington city, District of Columbia
2020 to 2024 housing units by structure construction period
Construction period
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total housing units
361,014
±148
Built 2020 or later
10,380
±857
Built 2010 to 2019
49,156
±2,034
Built 2000 to 2009
26,843
±1,648
Built 1990 to 1999
9,933
±986
Built 1980 to 1989
15,690
±1,052
Built 1970 to 1979
24,214
±1,393
Built 1960 to 1969
36,294
±2,040
Built 1950 to 1959
40,226
±1,879
Built 1940 to 1949
34,585
±1,811
Built 1939 or earlier
113,693
±2,357
Arlington County, Virginia
2020 to 2024 housing units by structure construction period
Construction period
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total housing units
121,970
±99
Built 2020 or later
2,392
±408
Built 2010 to 2019
14,179
±828
Built 2000 to 2009
16,723
±944
Built 1990 to 1999
10,646
±818
Built 1980 to 1989
13,368
±844
Built 1970 to 1979
10,176
±776
Built 1960 to 1969
13,640
±933
Built 1950 to 1959
14,918
±805
Built 1940 to 1949
15,935
±760
Built 1939 or earlier
9,993
±613
Alexandria city, Virginia
2020 to 2024 housing units by structure construction period
Construction period
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total housing units
80,844
±100
Built 2020 or later
1,097
±217
Built 2010 to 2019
7,705
±573
Built 2000 to 2009
8,804
±606
Built 1990 to 1999
6,948
±634
Built 1980 to 1989
7,971
±737
Built 1970 to 1979
13,434
±992
Built 1960 to 1969
11,602
±795
Built 1950 to 1959
8,204
±688
Built 1940 to 1949
8,102
±728
Built 1939 or earlier
6,977
±510
Silver Spring CDP, Maryland
2020 to 2024 housing units by structure construction period
Construction period
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total housing units
35,774
±873
Built 2020 or later
282
±124
Built 2010 to 2019
4,770
±418
Built 2000 to 2009
2,373
±369
Built 1990 to 1999
1,912
±383
Built 1980 to 1989
1,811
±255
Built 1970 to 1979
2,538
±492
Built 1960 to 1969
7,511
±830
Built 1950 to 1959
5,804
±677
Built 1940 to 1949
4,757
±538
Built 1939 or earlier
4,016
±393
Bethesda CDP, Maryland
2020 to 2024 housing units by structure construction period
Construction period
Estimate
90% margin of error
Total housing units
30,095
±689
Built 2020 or later
820
±198
Built 2010 to 2019
3,962
±508
Built 2000 to 2009
3,123
±391
Built 1990 to 1999
1,649
±287
Built 1980 to 1989
2,042
±255
Built 1970 to 1979
3,257
±390
Built 1960 to 1969
4,225
±392
Built 1950 to 1959
6,033
±513
Built 1940 to 1949
2,488
±277
Built 1939 or earlier
2,496
±352
55 observations across 5 geographic areas. Each geography remains separate. The total is followed by ten components; do not add the total to its components or add margins of error.
Download area specific comparison prompts, official source links and the formulas used by the planning tools.
The three resources below are planning reference compilations, separate from the eight Census datasets above. No Homzora survey findings or neighborhood rankings are published here.
Source websites control their own content and reuse terms. Homzora does not relicense third party data.
To turn your housing research into a household budget, use the Washington, D.C. area rental budget guide to organize questions about utilities, transportation and upfront costs. Keep these historical Census estimates separate from current written quotes for individual homes.