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Ward 8, DC

86,509 Population
9.1 square miles 9,509.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in District of Columbia: 34.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6462%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female55%
  • Male
  • Female
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9%White81%Black0%†Native1%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other4%†Two+4%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$37,065 ±$2,344 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in District of Columbia: $75,253 ±$1,023
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$50,931 ±$3,409 Median household income
  • about half the amount in District of Columbia: $106,287 ±$1,803
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

26.8% ±2.5% (22,734  ±2,240) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in District of Columbia: 14.5% 94,140 (±0.7% / ±4,504)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty35%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty30%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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35 minutes ±0.8 (1,008,515  ±70,955) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 30.3 7,881,480 (±0.3 / ±144,002)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

39,145 ±1,478 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 321,556 ±1,499
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.1 (82,801  ±3,032) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent 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

Population by household type

Female householder46%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married23%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale61%Female63%
Now marriedMale27%Female21%
DivorcedMale9%†Female11%†
WidowedMale2%†Female6%†
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5.2% ±1.4% (1,257  ±350) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 4.2% 8,473 (±0.4% / ±730)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-193%†20-2410%†25-298%†30-356%†35-392%†40-440%†45-50
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Housing

43,880 ±1,390 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 356,101 ±179
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied89%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied77%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit71%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$427,700 ±$22,642 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in District of Columbia: $724,600 ±$9,892
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

15% ±2.1% (12,759  ±1,843.5) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in District of Columbia: 19.5% 128,994 (±0.6% / ±4,241.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.9% ±2.3% (49,273  ±2,121.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 92.9% 449,755 (±1.1% / ±5,410.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
28.7% ±2% (16,068  ±1,253.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in District of Columbia: 63.6% 307,906 (±0.9% / ±4,264.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

12%†No degree33%High school26%Some college14%Bachelor's14%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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3.8% ±0.8% (3,325  ±718) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in District of Columbia: 13.3% 89,578
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.3% ±0.8% (3,235  ±501) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in District of Columbia: 3.8% 20,481 (±0.2% / ±1,162)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

1†WWII85†Korea690†Vietnam663†Gulf (1990s)1,629†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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3,235 Total veterans ±501 2,459 Male ±452 776 Female ±218

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Ward 8, DC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US11008-ward-8-dc/>