2403. DEMOGRAPHICS

2403 DEMOGRAPHICS 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 18-64 18-34 35-64 65 and over 12,353 35,901 13,728 22,173 10,430 21.1% 61.2% 23.4% 37.8% 17.8% 13,143 46,818 20,769 26,050 10,651 18.6% 66.3% 29.4% 36.9% 15.1% 17.6% 70.6% 34.6% 35.9% 11.9% Residents Below Poverty Level 11,564 19.5% 12,133 18.3% 17.4% Racial Composition White Black Native American Asian/Pacific Islander Other Multi-Racial 5,316 51,705 202 496 845 830 9.0% 87.1% 0.3% 0.8% 1.4% 1.4% 11,045 49,614 470 1,430 3,217 1,837 19.9% 70.3% 0.7% 2.0% 4.6% 2.6% 40.7% 47.7% 0.3% 3.8% 4.6% 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 Renter Households 11,501 12,240 48.4% 51.6% 12,333 14,666 45.7% 54.3% 41.7% 58.3% Housing Occupancy Occupied Units Vacant Units 23,741 3,111 88.4% 11.6% 27,000 2,625 91.1% 8.9% 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 5,506 8,483 4,845 1,902 3,001 3,090 25 20.5% 31.6% 18.0% 7.1% 11.2% 11.5% 0.1% 5,684 9,118 4,840 1,846 3,247 4,874 16 19.2% 30.8% 16.3% 6.2% 11.0% 16.5% 0.1% 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 § 2403