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Ward 4, DC

85,587 Population
8.9 square miles 9,632.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 34.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6461%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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26%White46%Black0%†Native2%†Asian0%†Islander1%†Other5%†Two+21%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$71,256 ±$3,382 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in District of Columbia: $75,253 ±$1,023
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$128,210 ±$9,656 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

8.7% ±1.4% (7,366  ±1,240) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in District of Columbia: 14.5% 94,140 (±0.7% / ±4,504)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty9%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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33.1 minutes ±3.3 (1,021,650  ±64,317) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 30.3 7,881,480 (±0.3 / ±144,002)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

34,439 ±1,300 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 321,556 ±1,499
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0.1 (84,424  ±2,834) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 2 640,800
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples51%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married43%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale43%Female42%
Now marriedMale48%Female39%
DivorcedMale8%†Female13%†
WidowedMale2%†Female7%†
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6.2% ±1.4% (1,307  ±298) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in District of Columbia: 4.2% 8,473 (±0.4% / ±730)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-192%†20-249%†25-2910%†30-358%†35-396%†40-442%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

36,813 ±1,253 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 356,101 ±179
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied94%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied62%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit58%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$826,800 ±$24,922 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

11.8% ±1.4% (9,953  ±1,242) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in District of Columbia: 19.5% 128,994 (±0.6% / ±4,241.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

90.4% ±1.9% (54,819  ±2,045.5) 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)
60.1% ±1.9% (36,440  ±1,608.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 63.6% 307,906 (±0.9% / ±4,264.8)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

10%†No degree14%High school16%Some college25%Bachelor's36%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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20% ±1.7% (17,127  ±1,530) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 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

3.6% ±0.6% (2,292  ±398) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 3.8% 20,481 (±0.2% / ±1,162)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

61†WWII160†Korea582†Vietnam639†Gulf (1990s)771†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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2,292 Total veterans ±398 1,907 Male ±343 385 Female ±165

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Ward 4, DC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/61000US11004-ward-4-dc/>