Section 10-A2103. DEMOGRAPHICS

 

2103.1Basic demographic data for Near Northwest is shown in Table 21.1. In 2000, the area had a population of 68,324, or about 12 percent of the city’s total. This is one of only a few Planning Areas where population increased during the 1990s-in fact, Near Northwest experienced a 3.8 percent increase in population between 1990 and 2000 while the city as a whole experienced a six percent decrease. 2103.1

 

2103.2Since 1990, residents of Near Northwest are more likely to be single, childless, and transient than the population at large. The percentage of seniors and children in the Planning Area dropped between 1990 and 2000, and average household size declined from 1.76 in 1990 to 1.64 in 2005. This is the lowest average household size in the city. In some census tracts such as the West End, more than 70 percent of the households had only one person in 2000. 2103.2

 

2103.3Between 1990 and 2000, every ethnic group in the area saw small increases with the exception of African-Americans, whose population decreased by 21 percent. Today, about 23 percent of the Planning Area’s population is black and 63 percent is white. Asians and Pacific Islanders represent seven percent of the population, which is triple the average for the city as a whole. About 10 percent of the Planning Area’s population is of Hispanic origin, which is about equal to the citywide average. Almost one in five of the area’s residents were born in another country, which is significantly higher than the citywide average. Only one-third of the area’s residents lived in the same house in 2000 as they did in 1995, while the citywide average is closer to one-half. 2103.3

 

2103.4In 2000, almost 15 percent of the area’s residents lived in group quarters. Much of this population was associated with dormitories on or adjacent to the university campuses. Several dormitories were built between 2000 and 2005, and today an estimated 10,700 people in Near Northwest reside in group quarters. 2103.4

 

2103.5Table 21.1: Near Northwest at a Glance 2103.5

 

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*Figures noted with an asterisk are estimates developed by the Office of Planning and the Department of Employment Services based on a variety of data sources.

 

**Total population of subcategories may not match 2000 Census totals due to sampling errors.

 

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