2203. DEMOGRAPHICS

2203 DEMOGRAPHICS 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 26968 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 18-64 18-34 35-64 65 and over 13,953 41,864 14,609 27,255 11,371 20.8% 62.3% 21.7% 40.6% 16.9% 14,848 51,161 18,924 32,237 11,008 19.3% 66.4% 24.6% 41.9% 14.3% 17.6% 70.6% 34.6% 35.9% 11.9% Residents Below Poverty Level 8,645 13.0% 9,297 12.2% 17.4% Racial Composition White Black Native American Asian/Pacific Islander Other Multi-Racial 6,891 51,422 245 666 4,843 2,280 10.4% 77.5% 0.4% 1.0% 7.3% 3.4% 17,241 45,694 298 1,757 9,912 2,115 22.4% 59.3% 0.4% 2.3% 12.9% 2.7% 40.7% 47.7% 0.3% 3.8% 4.6% 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 Renter Households 15,208 10,746 58.6% 41.4% 15,735 12,273 56.2% 43.8% 41.7% 58.3% Housing Occupancy Occupied Units Vacant Units 25,954 1,922 93.1% 6.9% 28,008 2,521 91.7% 8.3% 90.2% 9.8% Housing by Unit Type 1-unit, detached 1-unit, attached 2-4 units 5-9 units 10-19 units 20 or more Mobile/other 6,613 10,860 2,060 971 2,199 5,149 24 23.7% 39.0% 7.4% 3.5% 7.9% 18.4% 0.1% 6,297 11,439 2,615 893 2,698 6,586 0 20.6% 37.5% 8.6% 2.9% 8.8% 21.6% 0.0% 11.9% 25.1% 10.3% 6.8% 10.5% 35.4% 0.1% 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)). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Comprehensive Plan 10-A DCMR § 2203