1503.1 Basic demographic data for the Capitol Hill Planning Area is shown in Figure 15.2. In 2017, the Planning Area had a population of 60,313. Between 2000 and 2017, it grew by over 11,000 residents, a significant increase in population, largely due to new construction of multi-family buildings throughout the Planning Area. The number of households is projected to increase from 25,082 in 2010 to 33,387 in 2045, with an attendant 52 percent increase in population during that same time frame, from 53,099 to about 86,146. The Capitol Hill Planning Area’s population growth represents about nine percent of the total growth expected in the District over the next 25 years.

1503.2 Since 2000, there are slightly fewer children and older adults living in the Planning Area, with a majority of the population (73 percent) between the ages of 18 and 65. This is slightly higher than the District-wide total of 70 percent.

1503.3 Figure 15.2 Capitol Hill at a Glance

Basic Statistics and Projections
	2000	2010	2017*	2025	2035	2045
Population	48,584	53,099	60,313	69,565	79,763	86,146
Households	21,894	23,200	24,473	29,172	32,433	33,387
Household Population	45,290	47,942	56,028	63,281	73,395	79,674
Persons Per Household	2.07	2.07	2.29	2.17	2.26	2.39
Jobs	34,560	23,519	24,623	25,763	31,086	37,207
Density (persons per sq mile)	15,672	17,129	19,456	22,440	25,730	27,789
Land Area (square miles)	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1
2000 and 2017 Census Data Profile
	2000		2017*		Citywide 2017*
	Total	Percentage	Total	Percentage	Percentage
Age
Under 18	7,934	16.3%	8,836	14.7%	17.6%
18-64	35,621	73.3%	45,994	76.3%	70.6%
18-34	15,699	32.3%	23,551	39.0%	34.6%
35-64	19,922	41.0%	22,443	37.2%	35.9%
65 and over	5,026	10.3%	5,483	9.1%	11.9%
Residents Below Poverty Level	7,560	15.9%	5,967	10.5%	17.4%
Racial Composition
White	17,350	36.4%	37,581	62.3%	40.7%
Black	28,091	59.0%	18,155	30.1%	47.7%
Native American	147	0.3%	145	0.2%	0.3%
	804	1.7%	1,834	3.0%	3.8%

Asian/Pacific Islander	514	1.1%	709	1.2%	4.6%
Other	699	1.5%	1,889	3.1%	2.9%
Multi-Racial
Hispanic Origin	1,375	1.9%	3,432	5.7%	10.7%
Foreign-Born Residents	2,528	5.3%	3,740	6.2%	14.0%
Tenure	10,685				41.7%
Owner Households	10,812	50.3%	12,465	50.9%	58.3%
Renter Households	10,685	49.7%	12,008	49.1%
Housing Occupancy
Occupied Units	21,497	89.2%	24,473	89.6%	90.2%
Vacant Units	2,591	10.8%	2,845	10.4%	9.8%
Housing by Unit Type
1-unit, detached	1,019	4.2%	1,145	4.2%	11.9%
1-unit, attached	12,922	53.6%	13,756	50.4%	25.1%
2-4 units	4,885	20.3%	4,224	15.5%	10.3%
5-9 units	1,347	5.6%	1,608	5.9%	6.8%
10-19 units	1,576	6.5%	1,731	6.3%	10.5%
20 or more	3,364	9.2%	4,854	17.8%	35.4%
Mobile/other	133	0.6%	0	0.0%	0.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

1503.4

According to U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) data, approximately 30 percent of the Planning Area's residents are Black, and approximately 59 percent are white, compared to 62 percent black and 36 percent white in 2000. About three percent of the Planning Area's residents are Asian, and another three percent are two or more races. Only six percent of the Planning Area's residents are foreign-born, and around six percent are of Hispanic/Latino origin. The Hispanic/Latino population increased, from two percent in 2000 to just under six percent in 2017. Both of these figures are lower than District-wide averages. Based on land availability, planning policies, and regional growth trends, the Capitol Hill Planning Area is expected to have continued growth.

SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999

(D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).