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Ward 5, DC

88,426 Population
10.2 square miles 8,664.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±0.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in District of Columbia: 34.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$58,891 ±$2,032 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in District of Columbia: $75,253 ±$1,023
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$97,814 ±$3,817 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in District of Columbia: $106,287 ±$1,803
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

14.7% ±1.8% (12,537  ±1,577) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in District of Columbia: 14.5% 94,140 (±0.7% / ±4,504)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

31.6 minutes ±3 (1,050,695  ±63,655) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 30.3 7,881,480 (±0.3 / ±144,002)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

40,062 ±1,450 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 321,556 ±1,499
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0 (83,578  ±3,219) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 2 640,800
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

3.9% ±0.9% (1,001  ±248) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 4.2% 8,473 (±0.4% / ±730)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

43,891 ±1,344 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 356,101 ±179
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$700,600 ±$20,430 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in District of Columbia: $724,600 ±$9,892
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

17.5% ±1.6% (15,243  ±1,539.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 19.5% 128,994 (±0.6% / ±4,241.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92% ±1.6% (59,030  ±2,314.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in District of Columbia: 92.9% 449,755 (±1.1% / ±5,410.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
55.3% ±1.8% (35,439  ±1,691.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 63.6% 307,906 (±0.9% / ±4,264.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.6% ±1.1% (10,218  ±1,009) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 13.3% 89,578
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

4.4% ±0.8% (3,177  ±605) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 3.8% 20,481 (±0.2% / ±1,162)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,177 Total veterans ±605 2,946 Male ±572 231 Female ±155

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