2403.1 The Upper Northeast area has grown at a moderate pace since 2000. Currently, the population is 70,613 residents, an increase of more than 10,000 people in 17 years. The population is expected to grow over the next several decades to a population exceeding 112,000 by 2045. Figure 24.2 presents a snapshot of the Upper Northeast area and change since 2000.

2403.2 As indicated in Figure 24.2, approximately 70 percent of the area's residents are Black, which is higher than the District-wide total of 48 percent. Since 2000, the Black population has decreased from 51,705 residents to 49,614 residents. Approximately ten percent of the area's residents are of Hispanic/Latino origin, which is an increase compared to three percent in 2000. The area has also experienced an increase in the foreign-born population, increasing from five percent in 2000 to 12 percent in 2017. The foreign-born population is lower than the District-wide total of 14 percent.

2403.3 Relative to the District, the area has a higher percentage of seniors. Almost one in seven residents of Upper Northeast is 65 and over, and the percentage is higher in neighborhoods like North Michigan Park and Woodridge. The percentage of older adults has decreased since 2000 by almost three percent, and the percentage of residents under the age of 18 has decreased slightly since 2000 but is higher than the District-wide total (19 percent compared to 18 percent District-wide).

2403.5 Figure 24.2: Upper Northeast at a Glance.

Basic Statistics and Projections
	2000	2010	2017*	2025	2035	2045
Population	58,684	60,682	70,613	83,263	98,198	112,756
Households	23,513	24,762	27,000	35,780	43,253	50,501
Household Population	53,990	55,168	64,897	76,144	90,697	104,849
Persons Per Household	2.30	2.23	2.40	2.13	2.10	2.08
Jobs	45,769	27,155	30,731	36,715	46,443	52,846
Density (persons per sq mile)	6,669	6,896	8,024	9,462	11,159	12,813
Land Area (square miles)	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8

2000 and 2017 Census Data Profile
	2000		2017*		Citywide 2017*
	Total	Percentage	Total	Percentage	Percentage
Age
Under 18	12,353	21.1%	13,143	18.6%	17.6%
18-64	35,901	61.2%	46,818	66.3%	70.6%
18-34	13,728	23.4%	20,769	29.4%	34.6%
35-64	22,173	37.8%	26,050	36.9%	35.9%

65 and over	10,430	17.8%	10,651	15.1%	11.9%
Residents Below Poverty Level	11,564	19.5%	12,133	18.3%	17.4%
Racial Composition
White	5,316	9.0%	11,045	19.9%	40.7%
Black	51,705	87.1%	49,614	70.3%	47.7%
Native American	202	0.3%	470	0.7%	0.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	496	0.8%	1,430	2.0%	3.8%
Other	845	1.4%	3,217	4.6%	4.6%
Multi-Racial	830	1.4%	1,837	2.6%	2.9%
Hispanic Origin	1,769	3.0%	7,012	9.9%	10.7%
Foreign-Born Residents	2,998	5.0%	8,414	11.9%	14.0%
Tenure
Owner Households	11,501	48.4%	12,333	45.7%	41.7%
Renter Households	12,240	51.6%	14,666	54.3%	58.3%
Housing Occupancy
Occupied Units	23,741	88.4%	27,000	91.1%	90.2%
Vacant Units	3,111	11.6%	2,625	8.9%	9.8%
Housing by Unit Type
1-unit, detached	5,506	20.5%	5,684	19.2%	11.9%
1-unit, attached	8,483	31.6%	9,118	30.8%	25.1%
2-4 units	4,845	18.0%	4,840	16.3%	10.3%
5-9 units	1,902	7.1%	1,846	6.2%	6.8%
10-19 units	3,001	11.2%	3,247	11.0%	10.5%
20 or more	3,090	11.5%	4,874	16.5%	35.4%
Mobile/other	25	0.1%	16	0.1%	0.1%
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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)).