Housing market/District of Columbia/ZIP 20198
ZIP 20198 The Plains, District of Columbia
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area · District of Columbia. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 20198 · DC
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 20198 — The Plains, DC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 20198
- 1-unit detached1,09196.0%
- 2–4 units201.8%
- 5–49 units131.1%
- Mobile121.1%
2–4 unit share 1.8% · 5–49 unit share 1.1% · combined 2–49 2.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 36.3%; ≥50% 30.7%.
Population
2,178 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +0.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 2 projects, 22 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 20198 34.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 21.6%; population increased +0.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 20 units in 2–4-unit structures and 13 units in 5–49-unit structures; 2 LIHTC projects totaling 22 units. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
District of Columbia research
ZIP 20198 is a Census / HUD profile for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD, DC. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 20198 — The Plains, DC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·District of Columbia ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is District of Columbia research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 20198?
ZIP 20198 (Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area) has 2,178 residents, 891 households, a renter share of 34.7%, median household income of $81,950, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 21.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 20198?
ACS counts 14 units in 2-unit buildings, 6 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 12 in 10–19, and 1 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 33 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 20198?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $2,320. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 20198 — The Plains, DC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this District of Columbia ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 20198 is Census / HUD research for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list District of Columbia property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.