District of Columbia Population History page updated
2019 United States Census update: D.C. population growth slowed dramatically, climbing by just 3,294 (under .5%) to 705,749 as of July 2019 — growth slipping from years of 1,000 per month … Continue reading
Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare
What Once Was Commandeered Housing in WWI Washington, DC: A Federal Landlording Nightmare By Matthew B. Gilmore COMPLETE COLUMN HERE: http://intowner.com/2019/02/21/commandeered-housing-in-wwi-washington-dc-a-federal-landlording-nightmare/ A startling (if cryptic) heading appears in the April … Continue reading
Graph of Washington DC’s population change from 1800 to 2010. compiled by the author.
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2018 United States Census update: D.C. population surpasses 700,000; D.C.’s population is now 702,455 as of July 2018. This 1% increase represents a substantial slowing, which has averaged almost 2% (2011-2017–see District … Continue reading
Map no. 2 illustrates patterns of change in where DC’s population lived between the two census years. The tracts used are those from the 1950 census. compiled by the author.
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Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live? By Matthew B. Gilmore COMPLETE COLUMN here: intowner.com/2018/07/31/where-did-washington-dcs-1950-population-of-800000-live/ RESOURCES https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/what-once-was-where-did-washington-dcs-1950-population-of-800000-live/ In 1950 the United States federal census recorded the population in the District … Continue reading
The City of Our Hopes and Desires: Zoning Comes to Washington DC
By Matthew B. Gilmore For complete article click: http://intowner.com/2016/10/26/the-city-of-our-hopes-and-desires-zoning-comes-to-washington-dc/ It had a curious beginning. The tale begins with a bit of a mystery: The August 21, 1916 Evening Star reported that … Continue reading
Resident employment grew four times faster in DC than in the suburbs over the past 4 years — District, Measured
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of employed DC residents rose from 323,823 in April 2012 to 370,204 in April 2016, a 14.3% increase of 46,381. … Continue reading
Apartments growing more rapidly than population, while new office space lags employment growth — District, Measured
Over the past three years population and jobs in DC have grown steadily and at about the same rate. From the first quarter of 2013.1 to 2016.1. DC’s population grew … Continue reading
Slide deck: Coming to Washington – 1800 – Humanitini 1 – 2016
January 7, 2016 Humanitini: DC’s Tapestry of Regional Cultures Busboys and Poets – Brookland Since its founding, Washington, DC has reflected the regional cultures brought to the city by waves … Continue reading
DC population 1800-2015
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DC Population history 1800-2015 (pdf) click image to enlarge The Census Bureau released its annual estimates of population (July 2015) the other day with the District’s population climbing to 672,228 from … Continue reading
Residents move into the city for jobs, move out for housing
Originally posted on District, Measured:
The District added about 90,000 net new residents between 2000 and 2014, but the population churn has been great. Current Population Survey data show that…