Los Angeles Affordable and Total Housing Unit Progress

Los Angeles tracks progress toward two city housing goals: permitting 100,000 new housing units and building or preserving 15,000 affordable units for low-income households. The data originates from Mayor Garcetti's Executive Directive 13, issued in October 2015, and is maintained by the City of Los Angeles. Row and column counts are unspecified.

Use Cases

• Analyze the City's progress toward the 100,000-unit permitting goal to assess development pipeline efficiency.
• Track the achievement of the 15,000-unit affordable housing goal to evaluate policy impact on low-income households.
• Monitor housing unit data categorized by affordability status to support urban planning and resource allocation.

Strengths

• Data is tied to specific, publicly stated city goals of 100,000 total units and 15,000 affordable units.
• Managed by the authoritative City of Los Angeles organization.
• Updated recently, with a last recorded update in September 2025.

Limitations

• The specific data schema, including column names and row count, is unknown, limiting analytical readiness.
• Data scope is limited to the City of Los Angeles, not applicable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

City of Los Angeles

Collection Method

Tracks progress against goals from Executive Directive 13.

Time Range

From the start of Mayor Garcetti's administration through fiscal year 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-09-14.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.