A region's population increases or decreases because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may be the result of being born there and desiring to stay, or of choosing to re-locate from somewhere else. Whatever the circumstance, monitoring change in the size and movement of a population is an important measure of well-being.
This section provides selected demographic characteristics of the District of Columbia population from decennial censuses, population estimates, projections, forecasts and surveys. Topics covered include total population numbers District-wide and by small areas, and population by age, race, gender and ethnicity. Both historical data and the most current data available are be provided.
The US Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program (PEP) produces estimates of the population for the United States, its states, counties, cities, and towns. Demographic components of population change (births, deaths, and migration) are produced at the national, state, and county levels of geography.
DC Ward Data at a Glance: The US Census Bureau data product from the American Community Survey (ACS) that contains information on the characteristics of the population of the District of Columbia and its eight wards.
Demographic and Housing Profiles 2000 by Ward
This table provides the District’s Census 2000 population and housing profiles by age, race, household type, relationship, occupancy and tenure.
Demographic and Housing Profiles 2000 and 2010
This table provides the District’s Census 2000 and 2010 demographic and housing profiles by age, race, household type, relationship, occupancy and tenure.
Demographic and Housing Profiles 2010 by Ward
This table provides the District’s Census 2010 population and housing profiles by age, race, household type, relationship, occupancy and tenure.
DC Census 2010 Population by Census Tract
This table provides a summary of the District’s Census 2010 population data by census tract.
DC Census 2010 Population by Census Block
This table provides a summary of the District’s Census 2010 population data by census block.
Census 2010 Population by Race and Ethnicity - All Wards
This table provides a summary of the data included in the 2000 and the 2010 Redistricting Data Summary Files. Data are shown by voting age for the Hispanic or Latino population, as well as for people who reported one race and for people who reported two or more races.
Census 2000 Population by Race by Census Tract
Population by Quadrant - NW, NE, SW, SE
Census 2000 data by Census Tract - Population by Race.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 1
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 1. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 2
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 2. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 3
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 3. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 4
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 4. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 5
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 5. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 6
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 6. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 7
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 7. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2010 Profile Ward 8
Census 2010 Profile for Ward 8. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 1
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 1. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 2
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 2. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 3
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 3. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 4
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 4. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 5
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 5. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 6
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 6. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 7
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 7. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 2000 Profile Ward 8
Census 2000 Profile for Ward 8. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 1
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 1. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 2
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 2. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 3
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 3. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 4
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 4. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 5
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 5. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 6
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 6. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 7
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 7. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Census 1990 Profile Ward 8
Census 1990 Profile for Ward 8. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
Population for each Quadrant in Washington, DC from the 2000 Decennial Census.
Census 2000 Population by Age by Census Tract
Census 2000 data by Census Tract - Population by Age.
Census 2000 Population by Zip Code
District Population by Zip Code Tabulation Area.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Population Forecast Round 8.3
30 year population and employment forecasts at the traffic analysis zone (TAZ) level for the District of Columbia.
30 year population and employment forecasts at the traffic analysis zone (TAZ) level for the District of Columbia.
Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area Population 1900 to 2009
This table is a historical representation of decennial censuses from 1900 to 2000. 2009 data comes from the population estimates program.
Census 2000 Citywide Profile
Census 2000 Profile for the District of Columbia. Indicators include population by age, sex, and race, marital status, households by type, educational attainment, employment status, commuting, income, poverty, housing occupancy, housing tenure, property value, household size, and language spoken at home.
DC Census 2010 Population by Census Block Group
This table provides a summary of the District’s Census 2010 population data by census block group.