2103.1 Figure 21.2: Near Northwest at a Glance

Basic Statistics and Projections
	2000	2010	2017*	2025	2035	2045
Population	68,539	77,780	79,374	93,406	99,973	107,210
Households	35,121	38,410	37,551	44,337	46,170	48,551
Household Population	59,317	64,541	67,203	79,275	85,718	92,707
Persons Per Household	1.69	1.68	1.79	1.79	1.86	1.91
Jobs	95,570	83,642	90,512	93,683	97,224	101,257
Density (persons per sq mile)	19,039	21,606	22,048	25,946	27,770	29,781
Land Area (square miles)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6

2000 and 2017 Census Data Profile
	2000		2017*		Citywide 2017*
	Total	Percentage	Total	Percentage	Percentage
Age
Under 18	6,137	9.0%	5,667	7.1%	17.6%
18-64	56,401	82.3%	66,300	83.5%	70.6%
18-34	33,822	49.3%	42,575	53.6%	34.6%
35-64	22,579	32.9%	23,725	29.9%	35.9%
65 and over	6,001	8.8%	7,407	9.3%	11.9%
Residents Below Poverty Level	12,968	19.0%	9,010	13.3%	17.4%
Racial Composition
White	42,846	62.7%	55,046	69.4%	40.7%
Black	15,880	23.2%	10,907	13.7%	47.7%
Native American	380	0.6%	241	0.3%	0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4,537	6.6%	6,915	8.7%	3.8%
Other	2,491	3.6%	3,168	4.0%	4.6%
Multi-Racial	2,190	3.2%	3,096	3.9%	2.9%
Hispanic Origin	6,783	9.9%	9,554	12.0%	10.7%
Foreign-Born Residents	13,499	8.5%	16,568	20.9%	14.0%
Tenure	11,641	33.5%	13,890	37.0%	41.7%
Owner Households	23,100	66.5%	23,660	63.0%	58.3%
Renter Households
Housing Occupancy
Occupied Units	34,741	92.5%	37,551	88.8%	90.2%
Vacant Units	3,201	7.5%	4,731	11.2%	9.8%
Housing by Unit Type
1-unit, detached	1,179	3.1%	1,169	2.8%	11.9%
	6,809	17.9%	6,425	15.2%	25.1%

1-unit, attached	3,974	10.5%	4,309	10.2%	10.3%
2-4 units	2,181	5.7%	2,079	4.9%	6.8%
5-9 units	2,518	6.6%	2,628	6.2%	10.5%
10-19 units	21,269	56.3%	25,644	60.6%	35.4%
20 or more	12	>0.1%	28	0.1%	0.1%
Mobile/other					x%

2103.2 With 54 percent of the population in Near Northwest between the ages of 18 and 34, young professionals make up a much higher percentage of the population in this area than they do in Washington, DC, where only 34.6 percent of the population falls in that age range. This difference is likely due to the presence of several university campuses in the area. The population under the age of 18 is significantly lower than the District-wide total of 17.5 percent. The population over 65 is also lower than the District-wide total.

2103.3 Between 2000 and 2017, the ethnic demographics of the area shifted. The white population increased from 62.7 percent in 2000 to 69.4 percent in 2017. By contrast, the Black population decreased from 23.2 percent in 2000 to 13.7 percent in 2017. The absolute number of Black residents also decreased by close to 5,000 people, a decrease of approximately 31 percent. The Asian and Hispanic/Latino populations grew in the area, with both populations increasing in percentage and in the total number of residents. Compared to the rest of the District, Near Northwest has a higher percentage of whites, Asians, and Hispanics/Latinos, and a lower percentage of Black residents. About one in five of the area's residents were born in another country, which is significantly higher than the District-wide total, and also increased from 2000.

2103.4 In 2017, almost 15.3 percent of the area's residents lived in group quarters. Much of this population was associated with dormitories on university campuses. Several dormitories have been built between since 2000, and in 2017, an estimated 12,171 people in Near Northwest resided in group quarters.

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)).