2203.1 Basic demographic data for Rock Creek East is shown in Figure 22.2. In 2017, the area had a population of 77,017, or about 11 percent of the city's total. Since 2000, there was an increase in the population by nearly 10,000 people, mostly occurring between 2010 and 2017.

2203.2 Approximately 59.3 percent of the Area's residents were Black in 2017, which is higher than the District-wide total of 47.7 percent but lower than the percentage of Black residents in Rock Creek East in 2000 (77.5 percent). During this time, the number of Black residents in the Area declined to 45,694 in 2017. The number of white residents more than doubled from 6,891 to 17,241 between 2000 and 2017, and by 2017 represented 22.4 percent of the Rock Creek East Planning Area. There was a large increase in the Hispanic/Latino population between 2000 and 2017; persons of Hispanic/Latino origin now represent 20.3 percent of the area's population, double the average for the District as a whole. The percentage of foreign-born residents is also much higher than the District-wide total at 23 percent, which also increased from 2000 to 2017.

2203.3 Relative to the District as a whole, the Area has higher percentages of children and older adults. About 19.3 percent of the residents were under 18, compared to a District-wide total of 17.6 percent. About 14.3 percent were 65 and over, compared to the District-wide total of 11.9 percent.

2203.4 Figure 22.2: Rock Creek East at a Glance

Basic Statistics and Projections
	2000	2010	2017*	2025	2035	2045
Population	67,188	68,814	77,017	83,477	97,141	106,319
Households	26,252	26,968	28,008	30,671	35,656	37,638
Household Population	65,779	67,968	75,985	81,800	95,048	103,996
Persons Per Household	2.51	2.52	2.71	2.67	2.67	2.76
Jobs	23,129	33,871	35,371	37,577	42,005	44,924
Density (persons per sq mile)	9,079	9,299	10,408	11,281	13,127	14,367
Land Area (square miles)	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
2000 and 2017 Census Data Profile
	2000		2017*		Citywide 2017*
	Total	Percentage	Total	Percentage	Percentage
Age
Under 18	13,953	20.8%	14,848	19.3%	17.6%
18-64	41,864	62.3%	51,161	66.4%	70.6%
18-34	14,609	21.7%	18,924	24.6%	34.6%
35-64	27,255	40.6%	32,237	41.9%	35.9%
65 and over	11,371	16.9%	11,008	14.3%	11.9%
Residents Below Poverty Level	8,645	13.0%	9,297	12.2%	17.4%
Racial Composition
White	6,891	10.4%	17,241	22.4%	40.7%
Black	51,422	77.5%	45,694	59.3%	47.7%
Native American	245	0.4%	298	0.4%	0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	666	1.0%	1,757	2.3%	3.8%
Other	4,843	7.3%	9,912	12.9%	4.6%
Multi-Racial	2,280	3.4%	2,115	2.7%	2.9%
Hispanic Origin	8,850	13.3%	15,657	20.3%	10.7%
Foreign-Born Residents	12,174	18.3%	17,746	23.0%	14.0%
Tenure
Owner Households	15,208	58.6%	15,735	56.2%	41.7%
Renter Households	10,746	41.4%	12,273	43.8%	58.3%
Housing Occupancy
Occupied Units	25,954	93.1%	28,008	91.7%	90.2%
Vacant Units	1,922	6.9%	2,521	8.3%	9.8%
Housing by Unit Type

1-unit,	6,613	23.7%	6,297	20.6%	11.9%
detached	10,860	39.0%	11,439	37.5%	25.1%
1-unit, attached	2,060	7.4%	2,615	8.6%	10.3%
2-4 units	971	3.5%	893	2.9%	6.8%
5-9 units	2,199	7.9%	2,698	8.8%	10.5%
10-19 units	5,149	18.4%	6,586	21.6%	35.4%
20 or more	24	0.1%	0	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile/other					x%

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

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)).