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Department of Housing and Urban Development - Federal Departments

Year Founded:
1965
Employees:
8,081
Outlay:
$41B / year
Employee Expense:
$966.65M in 2022

The Federal Government is broken down into fifteen departments, each of which consists of a number of sub-departments and organizational groups tasked with accomplishing the Department's overall goals.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development was established in 1965 during a time of immense urbanization in our country. HUD was created as part of the Great Society program under President Johnson. HUD was tasked with developing, improving, and implementing policies on housing and city development. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the principal organization behind establishing and enforcing equal opportunity housing laws, regulating national mortgage standards and practices, and provides guidance and mandates regarding safe living conditions by focusing on reducing household hazards such as lead-based paint, asbestos, household poisons.

Who does the Department of Housing and Urban Development hire?

Like most federal departments, the Department of Housing and Urban Development hires a broad range of professionals and craftsman alike. However, most of HUDs workforce is focused in the engineering fields such as civil engineering. HUD also employs many social work positions and blue-collar positions.

In 2022, the most common occupation employed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development was General Business And Industry at 424 employees. The second largest occupation was General Business And Industry with 303 employees.

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the HUD has only a few satellite offices throughout the county. Much of the Department of Housing and Urban Developments 10,000 employees are divided between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.

Additionally, numerous partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the HUD that allow HUD employees to work at some VA locations around the country.

History of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

The HUD was formed on September 9, 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson as part of his Great Society program aimed at social reforms to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.

The HUD has worked to establish several keys laws that help to ensure equal housing opportunities. The National Housing Act of 1934 provided mortgage insurance on FHA-approved loans. The Housing Act of 1949 enacted plans to eliminate slums throughout the country. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 made it illegal to discriminate in housing matters. More recently the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act opens up more housing support to middle class Americans.

Average Pay of an Employee in the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Year Average Pay
2004 $81239.09
2005 $85694.27
2006 $87651.16
2007 $90859.20
2008 $94238.85
2009 $96441.43
2010 $97203.36
2011 $98402.13
2012 $101204.66
2013 $103653.57
2014 $104447.10
2015 $106209.17
2016 $108078.28
2017 $111854.25
2018 $115347.26
2019 $117750.48
2020 $119376.71
2021 $122434.27
2022 $125212.55

Agencies in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (2022)

Agency Employee Count Total Salary Expense Average Pay
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner 981 $126.37M $128,814
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing 690 $89.85M $130,218
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Southeast/Caribbean 657 $69.83M $106,291
Office of Inspector General (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 552 $50.63M $131,859
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Midwest 501 $55.7M $111,172
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Pacific/Hawaii 471 $55.45M $117,725
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Southwest 418 $45.02M $107,702
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Mid-Atlantic 395 $45.58M $115,382
Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development 362 $46.61M $128,764
Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer 361 $45.14M $125,737
Office of the Senior Coordinator for New York/New Jersey 349 $40.37M $115,688
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Rocky Mountains 310 $33.77M $108,948
Office of General Counsel (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 308 $42.36M $137,523
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 230 $32.68M $142,077
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) 200 $28.82M $144,085
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development) 192 $26.42M $137,608
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Great Plains 175 $17.27M $98,696
Office of the Senior Coordinator for New England 174 $20.21M $116,150
Office of the Senior Coordinator for Northwest/Alaska 140 $15.81M $112,927
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 134 $16.62M $124,048
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research 127 $16.62M $130,904
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer 120 $15.73M $131,057
Office of Field Policy and Management 90 $10.77M $119,615
Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 49 $6.65M $141,573
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control 47 $6.08M $138,188
Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity 18 $2.35M $130,590
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations 12 $1.45M $120,915
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs 11 $1.56M $141,935
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives 4 $556,481 $139,120
Office of Strategic Planning and Management 3 $363,197 $121,066

Data Sources

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