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Ward 2, DC

76,492 Population
6.4 square miles 11,976.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in District of Columbia: 34.3 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$93,290 ±$3,470 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in District of Columbia: $63,793 ±$922
  • more than double the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$118,214 ±$3,276 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $93,547 ±$1,718
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

12.3% ±1.4% (7,920  ±962) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 15.4% 100,618 (±0.7% / ±4,492)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

23.7 minutes ±0.4 (907,885  ±48,996) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in District of Columbia: 30.4 9,047,000 (±0.2 / ±129,463)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

40,626 ±1,337 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 310,104 ±1,722
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
1.6 ±0.1 (63,875  ±1,973) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in District of Columbia: 2.1 645,897 (±0)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

2.6% ±1.1% (716  ±299) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in District of Columbia: 4.1% 8,375 (±0.4% / ±732)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

46,673 ±1,239 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 344,306 ±143
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$681,300 ±$32,573 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $635,900 ±$9,507
  • more than double the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

33.2% ±1.9% (25,105  ±1,609.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in District of Columbia: 19.5% 131,695 (±0.6% / ±4,279.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

97.7% ±1.6% (53,437  ±1,940.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 92.2% 449,792 (±1.1% / ±5,333.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
87.2% ±1.8% (47,706  ±1,811.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in District of Columbia: 61.4% 299,469 (±0.9% / ±4,245.1)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

20% ±1.3% (15,257  ±1,093) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in District of Columbia: 13.5% 92,191 (±0.4% / ±2,444)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

3% ±0.6% (2,176  ±448) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in District of Columbia: 4.1% 22,870 (±0.2% / ±1,165)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
2,176 Total veterans ±448 2,003 Male ±426 173 Female ±93

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