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District of Columbia
SNAPSHOT OF DC’s BLACK REsidentsTo commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson estab-lished Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this cele-bration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Doug-lass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded to a month. Since then, U.S. presidents have proclaimed February as National African-American History Month.
319,777Black Residents, or:
45,193Median Household Income
0
DC’s Black Population (1930-2018)
1930 20181940 2010200019901980197019601950
100
200
300
400
500
600
132K 187K 281K 412K 538K 449K 399K 343K 305K 320K
11K55%
Women
Veterans
45%
51%Householders Living Alone
Family Households
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018 and Decennial CensusesNote: References to the black population in this publication are to single-race black people (”black alone”) unless otherwise noted.
DC Office of Planning • State Data Center • 1100 4th Street, SW, Suite E650 • Washington, DC 20024 • ph 202.442.7600 • fax 202.442.7638 • planning.dc.gov
Median Age
36Bachelors Degree
or higher
29%Home Owners
36%Renters
64%Public Transportation
Users
37%7
8
Most black residents live in Wards 7 & 8
46%
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Work in management, business, science and art occupations
40%
of DC’s Population
dcdataviz.dc.gov
47%