District of Columbia Population History -2023
December 2023 update. The District’s population rose to 678,972, still below 2020’s 689,548. Source: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico: … Continue reading
Population of the District of Columbia update
I’ve started updating the data, tables, links, and charts here: https://matthewbgilmore.wordpress.com/district-of-columbia-population-history/ to reflect the latest data from the Census Bureau. An extensive profile is here: https://data.census.gov/profile?g=0500000US11001 The District’s population did … Continue reading
District of Columbia Census 2020 Population slumps below 2017 level
The District of Columbia’s population growth over the past decade reversed itself, dropping by 16,204 people, a 2.3% decline–dropping the District’s population below its 2017 point. In 2019, D.C.’s population … Continue reading
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
District of Columbia Population passes 700,000 mark
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
Where did Washington DC’s 1950 Population of 800,000 Live?
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
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