Section 10-A2303. DEMOGRAPHICS

 

2303.1Basic demographic data for the Rock Creek West Planning Area is shown in Table 23.1. The area was one of the only parts of the city to experience an increase in population during the 1990s, adding about 2,000 residents while the city as a whole lost over 30,000 people. Population has continued to increase since 2000. The 2005 population is estimated at 85,800, or about 15 percent of the city’s total. 2303.1

 

2303.2In 2005, the average household size is estimated to be 1.86. This is well below the citywide median of 2.12, although household size has not fallen as fast in this Planning Area as it has in other parts of the city. Whereas household size in the District as a whole dropped from 2.42 in 1990 to 2.12 in 2005, it only dropped from 1.91 to 1.86 in Rock Creek West. The area continues to sustain a large population of one-person households in apartment buildings, and a large number of families in single family homes. 2303.2

 

2303.3Approximately 83 percent of the area’s residents are white, which is significantly higher than the citywide average of 30 percent. Only about six percent of the area’s residents are black, and only about six percent are of Hispanic origin. Nearly 20 percent of the residents are foreign born, which is substantially higher than the citywide average. The area has a lower percentage of children and a higher percentage of seniors relative to the city as a whole. About 12 percent of the residents are under 18, compared to a citywide average of 20 percent. About 15 percent are over 65, compared to the citywide average of 12 percent. The percentage of seniors has declined since 1990, when it was 17 percent. 2303.3

 

2303.4Table 23.1: Rock Creek West at a Glance 2303.4

 

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