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Ward 5, DC

90,611 Population
10.2 square miles 8,878.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±0.8 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: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$61,571 ±$2,566 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in District of Columbia: $77,348 ±$1,050
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$102,771 ±$3,893 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in District of Columbia: $109,870 ±$1,937
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.9% ±1.8% (13,028  ±1,608) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 15.4% 101,008 (±0.7% / ±4,275)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.9 minutes ±3 (1,029,455  ±55,405) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 30 7,490,110 (±0.2 / ±138,394)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

40,494 ±1,486 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 324,491 ±1,816
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (85,449  ±3,063) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in District of Columbia: 2 647,013
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±1% (1,165  ±266) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 3.9% † 8,005 (±0.4% / ±873)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

44,838 ±1,397 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 361,014 ±148
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$711,600 ±$19,356 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in District of Columbia: $737,100 ±$10,625
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.1% ±1.7% (16,117  ±1,634.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 19.8% 133,305 (±0.6% / ±4,269.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.6% ±1.6% (59,568  ±2,263.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in District of Columbia: 92.7% 453,024 (±1.1% / ±5,343.1)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
56.8% ±1.7% (36,970  ±1,665.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 64.3% 314,114 (±0.9% / ±4,176)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

12.6% ±1.3% (11,385  ±1,266) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in District of Columbia: 14.3% 97,388
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.3% ±0.8% (3,095  ±606) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 3.5% 19,465 (±0.2% / ±1,108)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,095 Total veterans ±606 2,764 Male ±532 331 Female ±180

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