2003.1 Basic demographic data for Mid-City is shown in Figure 20.2. In 2017, the area had a population of 96,489, or about 14 percent of the District’s total population. Between 2000 and 2017, the area grew by over 15,000 residents, largely due to new housing construction of multi-family buildings throughout the area, particularly in the western part of the area.

2003.2 Between 2000 and 2017, the Mid-City Planning Area experienced a shift in population characteristics. In 2000, Black residents were Mid-City’s predominant racial group at 52 percent, and the Hispanic/Latino population was 22 percent. By 2017, the Black population decreased to 31 percent of the total population, the white population increased from 27 percent to 52 percent of the total population, and approximately 18 percent of the population was Hispanic/Latino.

2003.3 Figure 20.2 Mid-City at a Glance

Basic Statistics and Projections
	2000	2010	2017*	2025	2035	2045
Population	81,300	84,452	96,489	111,083	123,129	134,101
Households	33,979	38,286	40,497	47,313	50,142	52,466
Household Population	75,985	79,142	90,585	103,048	114,888	125,600
Persons Per Household	2.24	2.07	2.24	2.18	2.29	2.39
Jobs	28,012	29,164	30,562	32,656	35,204	37,517
Density (persons per sq mile)	26,226	27,243	31,125	35,833	39,719	43,258
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	15,125	18.6%	11,942	12.4%	17.6%
18-64	59,426	73.1%	76,653	79.4%	70.6%
18-34	30,604	37.6%	43,176	44.7%	34.6%
35-64	28,821	35.5%	33,476	34.7%	35.9%
65 and over	6,749	8.3%	7,895	8.2%	11.9%
Residents Below Poverty Level	18,146	22.3%	11,533	12.6%	17.4%
Racial Composition
White	22,224	27.3%	50,291	52.1%	40.7%
Black	42,385	52.1%	30,109	31.2%	47.7%
Native American	402	0.5%	109	0.1%	0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2,358	2.9%	4,393	4.6%	3.8%
Other	9,891	12.2%	8,316	8.6%	4.6%
	4,115	5.1%	3,272	3.4%	2.9%

Multi-Racial
Hispanic Origin	18,246	22.4%	17,717	18.4%	10.7%
Foreign-Born Residents	21,166	26.0%	19,829	20.5%	14.0%
Tenure
Owner Households	10,671	31.3%	15,479	38.2%	41.7%
Renter Households	23,462	68.7%	25,018	61.8%	58.3%
Housing Occupancy
Occupied Units	34,132	89.7%	40,497	91.9%	90.2%
Vacant Units	3,929	10.3%	3,576	8.1%	9.8%
Housing by Unit Type
1-unit, detached	1,053	2.8%	1,266	2.9%	11.9%
1-unit, attached	10,798	28.4%	10,694	24.3%	25.1%
2-4 units	3,620	9.5%	5,193	11.8%	10.3%
5-9 units	2,203	5.8%	2,376	5.4%	6.8%
10-19 units	3,585	9.4%	4,446	10.1%	10.5%
20 or more	16,782	44.1%	20,047	45.5%	35.4%
Mobile/other	21	0.1%	51	0.1%	0.1%

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

2003.4 The age profile of Mid-City is different than the District, as there were fewer residents under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 in 2017. About 12 percent of the residents were under 18, compared to a District-wide total of 18 percent. Over eight percent were over 65, compared to the District-wide total of 12 percent. The majority of residents are between the ages of 18 and 64, with approximately 45 percent between 18 and 34 years of age.

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)).