Discrepancy in City’s Median Income

BRANDON COOPER

Funding for housing programs is based on the area median income as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The District is at a disadvantage because HUD defines the AMI to include all of the D.C. Metro Region, which means more affluent parts of Maryland and  Virginia affect the data.


Issues |Income Inequality


Region |Maryland|Virginia|Washington DC

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