Section 10-A2403. DEMOGRAPHICS

 

2403.1The population of Upper Northeast has been falling for the past five decades. In 1990, the area had 68,879 residents. In 2000, this figure dropped 15 percent to 59,394. By 2005, the population had fallen to an estimated 58,500. The decline has been steeper than in the city as a whole, and the area has yet to experience the reversal in decline that has taken place in much of the District. 2403.1

 

2403.2While some of the decline has been due to a drop in household size (from 2.41 persons per household in 1990 to 2.20 persons per household in 2005), there has also been a net loss of households. During the 1990s, the area lost 1,600 households, many in the Ivy City and Trinidad communities. By 2000, these communities had some of the highest rates of abandoned housing stock in the city. Since 2000, the number of households has increased slightly. 2403.2

 

2403.3As indicated in Table 24.1, approximately 87 percent of the area’s residents are African-American, which is significantly higher than the citywide average of 60 percent. Only about three percent of the area’s residents are of Hispanic origin, and five percent are foreign born. 2403.3

 

2403.4Relative to the city as a whole, the area has a much higher percentage of seniors. Almost one in five residents of Upper Northeast is over 65, and the percentage is even higher in neighborhoods like North Michigan Park and Woodridge. Approximately eight percent of the area’s residents reside in group quarters, such as dormitories, seminaries, nursing homes, and community based residential facilities. This is slightly higher than the percentage for the city as a whole, reflecting the large number of institutional uses that are present. 2403.4

 

2403.5Table 24.1: Upper Northeast at a Glance 2403.5

 

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