Crestwood describes the greater Crestwood/Carter Barron community. This is an area that covers a broader region than the single member Crestwood Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) district 4A08. The area is bounded by Rock Creek Park to the south and west, and 16th Street and Colorado Avenue, west of 16th Street. It is covered by two ANCs and at least three civic groups.  Many residents participate or are involved at the block or section level, rather than the Crestwood Neighborhood League or ANC, but the community is well connected and many of the issues overlap.

THE PEOPLE OF DC

DC is an interesting blend of people.  According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, the total population was 572,059 people. Fifty-three percent are women and forty-seven percent are men. The median age in the city is 34, but 12% of the poulation is over age 65. The city has 248,338 households. Nearly half of those are families. A quarter of the families had children under 18. The average family size was 3.07. Our community (Crestwood/Carter Barron) aligns with Census Track 26, which had 964 households in the year 2000. The southwest section (Crestwood Citizens Association) covers about 270 of the households. Historically, Crestwood grew out of a development of houses that builder Paul Stone called “Crestwood” during the 1940s and 1950s. Now the area includes the area west of 16th Street, covered by ANC 4A08 and 4C03.

HOUSING DATA

In DC, there are only 274,745 total housing units.  Of the total housing units in DC, only 36,331 (13%) are 1-unit, detached homes.

DC has 76,289 single-family owner occupied units.  Census track 26 has 672 single family owner occupied units.

MEDIAN HOME VALUE OF PROPERTY

The median value of the single family owner occupied housing in DC is $157,200. In Census Track 26 in the year 2000, it ws $380,000, more than double the DC average.

In Crestwood, more than 65% of the homes are owner-occupied.  Ward 4 has more owner occupied units than any other ward in the city.

MARRIED?

Of the 964 households in census track 26, 242 were reported as being a married couple, with no children; and 164 households were reported as a married couple with children.

HIGHLY EDUCATED

Seventy percent of persons over age 25 in Census Track 26 are college graduates, compared to 39% in the city.  In DC, 68% of the working population are private wage earners and only 25% work for the Government and 52% of the residents are in management and professional occupations.

AGE

Of the 2,184 residents in Census Track 26, 97 were under age 4, and 722 were over age 55.

RACE/ETHNICITY

Census Track 26, Crestwood is one of the most diverse racially with a high median household income.  There is a total of 2,184 in the census track.

Of the total 2,184, it shows an inclusive neighborhood:

• American Indian is 25
• Asian is 39
• Black is 1,344
• Hawaiian is 3
• Hispanic is 75
• Some Other Race is 49
• White is 693.

Commuting to Work

In DC, 86,493 or 33.2% use public transportation, which is the highest of any city, except New York.

DC reportedly has the 2nd or 3rd worse congestion in the Nation. The mean travel time is higher than the national average.

Vehicles Owned by DC residents

• None:  91, 699 (36.9%)
• One:  198,151 (43.5%)
• Two:  38,395 (15.5%)
• 3+:  19,9-093 (4%)