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Ward 1, DC

79,373 Population
2.5 square miles 32,176.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in District of Columbia: 34.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$90,065 ±$3,674 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $75,253 ±$1,023
  • more than double the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$126,387 ±$7,540 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $106,287 ±$1,803
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

11.6% ±1.8% (8,830  ±1,409) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 14.5% 94,140 (±0.7% / ±4,504)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

29.8 minutes ±2.5 (1,073,445  ±59,690) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in District of Columbia: 30.3 7,881,480 (±0.3 / ±144,002)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

40,209 ±1,321 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 321,556 ±1,499
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
1.9 ±0 (75,470  ±2,995) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in District of Columbia: 2 640,800
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4% ±0.9% (1,123  ±246) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 4.2% 8,473 (±0.4% / ±730)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

44,329 ±1,300 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 356,101 ±179
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$806,100 ±$36,576 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $724,600 ±$9,892
  • more than double the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

24.5% ±1.5% (19,069  ±1,400.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 19.5% 128,994 (±0.6% / ±4,241.9)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

92.7% ±1.2% (55,705  ±2,099.4) 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)
75.7% ±1.4% (45,470  ±1,803.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 63.6% 307,906 (±0.9% / ±4,264.8)
  • more than double 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

19.3% ±1.5% (15,287  ±1,290) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in District of Columbia: 13.3% 89,578
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

2.3% ±0.5% (1,565  ±372) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in District of Columbia: 3.8% 20,481 (±0.2% / ±1,162)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,565 Total veterans ±372 1,402 Male ±356 163 Female ±109

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