Census Reporter

Ward 6, DC

101,882 Population
5.7 square miles 17,791.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in District of Columbia: 34.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$71,310 ±$2,129 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $58,659 ±$827
  • about double the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$117,752 ±$3,344 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in District of Columbia: $90,842 ±$1,580
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.5% ±1.4% (11,505  ±1,479) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in District of Columbia: 15.5% 103,391 (±0.5% / ±3,390)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

28 minutes ±1.7 (1,600,640  ±62,749) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in District of Columbia: 30.9 10,280,220 (±0.1 / ±121,162)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

47,369 ±1,298 Number of households
  • District of Columbia: 288,307 ±1,319
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.1 ±0 (99,288  ±2,908) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in District of Columbia: 2.3 662,982 (±0)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

3.9% ±0.6% (1,313  ±209) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in District of Columbia: 4% 8,439 (±0.3% / ±640)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

52,839 ±1,222 Number of housing units
  • District of Columbia: 319,192 ±135
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$720,400 ±$24,668 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in District of Columbia: $618,100 ±$10,023
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

20.5% ±1.3% (20,682  ±1,398) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 19.3% 133,851 (±0.5% / ±3,775.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

95.2% ±0.8% (76,151  ±2,203) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 91.9% 461,175 (±1.1% / ±5,359.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
76.3% ±1.1% (61,006  ±1,915.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in District of Columbia: 59.8% 299,975 (±0.8% / ±4,024.5)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

8.8% ±0.8% (8,972  ±862) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in District of Columbia: 13.4% 94,193 (±0.4% / ±2,899)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.2% ±0.7% (4,455  ±629) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in District of Columbia: 4.5% 25,514 (±0.2% / ±1,228)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
4,455 Total veterans ±629 3,826 Male ±607 629 Female ±150

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