Census 2000, District of Columbia

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Census 2000 Redistricting Data
Voting Districts in District of Columbia

NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html.

		Race
		One Race
	Total Population	Total	White	Black or African American	American Indian and Alaska Native	Asian	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	Some other race	Two or more races	Hispanic or Latino of any race
District of Columbia	572,059	558,613	176,101	343,312	1,713	15,189	348	21,950	13,446	44,953
Ward 1	80,014	76,499	28,138	34,581	401	2,875	54	10,450	3,515	18,750
Ward 2	82,845	80,572	46,570	25,206	285	5,730	109	2,672	2,273	7,155
Ward 3	79,566	77,551	66,537	5,049	148	4,214	42	1,561	2,015	5,138
Ward 4	71,393	69,204	7,332	55,628	235	612	29	5,368	2,189	9,158
Ward 5	65,548	65,499	5,268	58,702	205	539	16	679	1,049	1,666
Ward 6	65,457	64,377	17,775	44,992	157	821	39	592	1,080	1,585
Ward 7	64,704	64,078	902	92,677	146	118	16	219	626	589
Ward 8	61,537	60,833	3,578	56,477	136	280	43	319	699	912

Table 1. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for All Ages and for 18 Years and Over, for the District of Columbia, 2000

This table provides a summary for the District of Columbia of the data that are included in the Redistricting Data Summary File. Data are shown for the population indicating one race and for the population indicating two or more races. The population of one race is the total of the population in the 6 categories of one race. The population of two or more races is the total of the population in the 57 specific combinations of two or more races. The redistricting file includes data for all 63 groups.

This table summaries data from the four detailed tables in the redistricting file.

	All ages		18 years and over

				Percent of
		Percent of		population
		total		18 years
Subject	Number	population	Number	and over

RACE
Total population ……………………………………………………………………..	572 059	100.0	457 067	100.0
One race ……………………………………………………………………………………….	558 613	97.6	446 783	97.8
White …………………………………………………………………………………………………..	176 101	30.8	158 946	34.8
Black or African American ……………………………………………………………..	343 312	60.0	257 012	56.2
American Indian and Alaska Native …………………………………………………………………..	1 713	0.3	1 361	0.3
Asian …………………………………………………………………………………….	15 189	2.7	13 437	2.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ……………………………..	348	0.1	277	0.1
Some other race …………………………………………………………………………….	21 950	3.8	15 750	3.4
Two or more races …………………………………………………………………	13 446	2.4	10 284	2.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population ……………………………………………………………….	572 059	100.0	457 067	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) ……………………………………………………………..	44 953	7.9	33 525	7.3
Not Hispanic or Latino …………………………………………………………………………….	527 106	92.1	423 542	92.7
One race ………………………………………………………………………………….	517 522	90.5	416 117	91.0
White …………………………………………………………………………………	159 178	27.8	145 483	31.8
Black or African American ……………………………………………………………….	340 088	59.4	254 687	55.7
American Indian and Alaska Native ……………………………………………………	1 274	0.2	1 036	0.2
Asian ……………………………………………………………………………………	15 039	2.6	13 318	2.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander …………………………………………	273	-	226	-
Some other race ……………………………………………………………………….	1 670	0.3	1 367	0.3
Two or more races …………………………………………………………………………….	9 584	1.7	7 425	1.6

- Represents zero or rounds to 0.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1, PL2, PL3, and PL4.

Table 2. Population by Race, Including All Specific Combinations of Two Races, for the District of Columbia, 2000

This table shows for the District of Columbia the population indicating one race and the population indicating two or more races. The latter is grouped into the population indicating exactly two races and the population indicating three or more races. In addition the table shows the population in each of the 15 specific combinations of two races.

In addition to the 15 combinations of two races (for example, "Asian and Black or African American"), there are 20 combinations of three races (for example, "American Indian and Alaska Native and Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander"), 15 combinations of four races, 6 combinations of five races, and 1 combination of six races. The redistricting file includes data for the population in each of these 57 combinations of two or more races.

		Percent of
		total
Race	Number	population

Total population………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….	572 059	100.0
One race ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..	558 613	97.6
Two or more races…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..	13 446	2.4
Two races……………………………………………………………………………………………………………	12 179	2.1
White; Black or African American………………………………………………………………………………	1 679	0.3
White; American Indian and Alaska Native……….……...………………………………………………….	603	0.1
White; Asian............................…………………………………………………………………………………	1 319	0.2
White; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander…………………………...……………………………..	75	-
White; Some other race........……………….………………………………………………………………………	3 413	0.6
Black or African American; American Indian and Alaska Native…………………………………………………….	1 389	0.2
Black or African American; Asian............................……………………………………………………………………	554	0.1
Black or African American; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander………………………………………………	108	-
Black or African American; Some other race..................……………………………………………………………….	2 312	0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian………………………………………………………………………..	48	-
American Indian and Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.........................………………………………………………………..	4	-
American Indian and Alaska Native; Some other race……………………………………………………………….	133	-
Asian; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander……………………………………………………………………..	98	-
Asian; Some other race……………………………………………………………………………………………………	401	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; Some other race………………………………………………………	43	-
Three or more races…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….	1 267	0.2

- Represents zero or rounds to 0.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1.

Table 3. Population by Race Alone, Race in Combination Only, Race Alone or in Combination, and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the District of Columbia: 2000

This table shows for the District of Columbia the population indicating race (column 1) and the population indicating race in combination only (column 3), which together add to the population indicating race alone or in combination (column 5). For example, the number of individuals indicating Asian alone (column 1) plus the number indicating Asian in combination only (column 3) equals the number indicating Asian alone or in combination (column 5).

The population for a race alone (column 1) and the population for a race alone or in combination (column 5) provide a "minimum-maximum" range for the population of that race.

					Race alone or in
	Race alone¹				combination3
	(minimum population)		Race in combination only2		(maximum population)

		Percent		Percent		Percent
		of total		of total		of total
Subject	Number	population	Number	population	Number	population
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)
RACE
Total population4 …………………………………………..	572 059	100.0	572 059	100.0	572 059	100.0
Number of race responses4 ……………………………	558 613	97.6	28 294	4.9	586 907	102.6
White ……………………………………………………………………	176 101	30.8	8 208	1.4	184 309	32.2
Black or African American ………………………………………………	343 312	60.0	7 143	1.2	350 455	61.3
American Indian and Alaska Native ………………………………………	1 713	0.3	3 062	0.5	4 775	0.8
Asian …………………………………………………………………………..	15 189	2.7	2 767	0.5	17 956	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ……………………………………….	348	0.1	437	0.1	785	0.1
Some other race …………………………………………………………….	21 950	3.8	6 677	1.2	28 627	5.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population4 …………………………………………..	572 059	100.0	572 059	100.0	572 059	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)4 …………………………………	44 953	7.9	44 953	7.9	44 953	7.9
Not Hispanic or Latino4 …………………………………………	527 106	92.1	527 106	92.1	527 106	92.1
Number of race responses4 ……………………………	517 522	90.5	20 264	3.5	537 786	94.0
White ………………………………………………………….	159 178	27.8	5 342	0.9	164 520	28.8
Black or African American …………………………………	340 088	59.4	5 995	1.0	346 083	60.5
American Indian and Alaska Native ……………………….	1 274	0.2	2 629	0.5	3 903	0.7
Asian ………………………………………………………….	15 039	2.6	2 482	0.4	17 521	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ………………………………………	273	-	359	0.1	632	0.1
Some other race ……………………………………………………	1 670	0.3	3 457	0.6	5 127	0.9

- Represents zero or rounds to 0.0

1. one of the following six races: (1) White, (2) Black or African American, (3) American Indian and Alaska Native, (4) Asian, (5) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, (6) Some other race.
2. In combination with one or more of the other five races listed. For example, a person who is "White and Black or African American" is included both with White and with Black or African American.
3. Alone or in combination with one or more of the other five races lists. Numbers for the six race groups may add to more than the total population, and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may be of more than one race. For example, a person indicating "American Indian and Alaska Native and Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" is included with American Indian and Alaska Native, with Asian, and with Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
4. The total population, the Hispanic or Latino population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether date on race are for race alone, for race in combination only, or for race alone or in combination. The numbers by race do not add to the total population in column 1, column 3, and column 5, and the percentages do not add to 100 percent in column 2, column 4, and column 6. This is because the numbers by race are counts of particular types of responses by race. The numbers are not counts in which each person is included once and only once. The number of race responses is shown in italics.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Tables PL1 and PL2.

Table 4. Difference in Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the District of Columbia: 1990 to 2000

This table shows for the District of Columbia the difference between the population by race in 1990 and the population by race in 2000. Because individuals could report only one race in 1990 and could report more than one race in 2000, and because of other changes in the census questionnaire, the race date for 1990 and 2000 are not directly comparable. Thus the different in population by race between 1990 and 2000 is due both to these changes in the census questionnaire and to real change in the population.

The difference in population for a race between 1990 and 2000 using race alone in 2000 (column 5) and the different in population between 1990 and 2000 using race alone or in combination in 2000 (column 7) provide a "minimum-maximum" range for the change in population for that race between 1990 and 2000.

	1990 Census		Census 2000		Difference between 1990 and 2000

							Using race alone or in
					Using race alone		combination for
					for Census 2000		Census 2000

		Percent			Numerical	Percent	Numerical	Percent
		of total		Race alone	difference	difference	difference	difference
		popu-	Race	or in	(2000 minus	(based on	(2000 minus	(based on
Subject	Number	lation	alone¹	combination2	1990)	1990)	1990)	1990)
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)

RACE
Total population3 ……………………………….	606 900	100.0	572 059	572 059	- 34 841	-5.7	- 34 841	-5.7
White ………………………………………………………..	179 667	29.6	176 101	184 309	- 3 566	-2.0	4 642	2.6
Black or African American ……………………………..	399 604	65.8	343 312	350 455	- 56 292	-14.1	- 49 149	-12.3
American Indian and Alaska Native ……………………	1 466	0.2	1 713	4 775	247	16.8	3 309	225.7
Asian …………………………………………………………	10 923	1.8	15 189	17 956	4 266	39.1	7 033	64.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ………………………………………	291	-	348	785	57	19.6	494	169.8
Some other race ………………………………………….	14 949	2.5	21 950	28 627	7 001	46.8	13 678	91.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population3 ……………………………….	606 900	100.0	572 059	572 059	- 34 841	-5.7	- 34 841	-5.7
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3 …………………..	32 710	5.4	44 953	44 953	12 243	37.4	12 243	37.4
Not Hispanic or Latino3 ………………………………	574 190	94.6	527 106	527 106	- 47 084	-8.2	- 47 084	-8.2
White ………………………………………………………..	166 131	27.4	159 178	164 520	- 6 953	-4.2	- 1 611	-1.0
Black or African American ……………………………..	395 213	65.1	340 088	346 083	- 55 125	-13.9	- 49 130	-12.4
American Indian and Alaska Native ……………………	1 252	0.2	1 274	3 903	22	1.8	2 651	211.7
Asian …………………………………………………………	10 517	1.7	15 039	17 521	4 522	43.0	7 004	66.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ………………………………………	217	-	273	632	56	25.8	415	191.2
Some other race ………………………………………….	860	0.1	1 670	5 127	810	94.2	4 267	496.2

- Represents zero or rounds to 0.0

1. One of the following six races: (1) White, (2) Black or African American, (3) American Indian and Alaska Native, (4) Asian, (5) Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, (6) Some other race.
2. Alone or in combination with one or more of the other five races listed. Numbers for the six race groups may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may indicate more than one race. For example, a person indicating "American Indian and Alaska Native and Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" is included with American Indian and Alaska Native, with Asian, and with Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander.
3. The differences between 1990 and 2000 for the total population, the Hispanic or Latino Population, and the Not Hispanic or Latino population are not affected by whether data on race are for race alone or for race alone or in combination. The Hispanic or Latino population may be of any race.

Source: Table 3 in this news release, and U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 census.

Table 5. Population by Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin, for the District of Columbia: 2000

		Race

		One race
							Native
					American		Hawaiian
					Indian		and			Hispanic
				Black or	and		Other		Two	or
	Total			African	Alaska		Pacific	Some	or more	Latino (of
Geographic area	population	Total	White	American	Native	Asian	Islander	other race	races	any race)

District of Columbia^{1 …………………………………………………}	572 059	558 613	176 101	343 312	1 713	15 189	348	21 950	13 446	44 953

INCORPORATED PLACE

Washington city1 ………………………………………………………….	572 059	558 613	176 101	343 312	1 713	15 189	348	21 950	13 446	44 953

- Represents zero.

1. The District of Columbia and Washington city are coextensive.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Table PL1, and 1990 census.

Table 6. Population for the District of Columbia: 1990 and 2000.

	Population		Population change, 1990 to 2000

Geographic area	2000	1990 ¹	Number	Percent

District of Columbia2…………………………………………………	572 059	606 900	- 34 841	-5.7

INCORPORATED PLACE

Washington city2………………………………………………………….	572 059	606 900	- 34 841	-5.7