{"id":4191,"date":"2018-12-23T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T15:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/?p=4191"},"modified":"2018-12-23T10:06:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T15:06:48","slug":"702445-dcs-population-reaches-heights-not-seen-since-1975","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2018\/12\/23\/702445-dcs-population-reaches-heights-not-seen-since-1975\/","title":{"rendered":"702,445 &#8211; DC\u2019s population reaches heights not seen since 1975"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1903\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?fit=640%2C220\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?w=1903&amp;ssl=1 1903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?resize=300%2C103&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?resize=768%2C264&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?resize=1024%2C352&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?resize=150%2C52&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?resize=400%2C137&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/81F0D7C4-C8C3-4353-B6C6-8B2BE0B30659.jpeg?w=1250 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption>In case you were wondering what the hex code color is for 702,445, here it is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the pace of DC\u2019s population growth has slowed a bit in the last year, the city nonetheless officially surpassed a big milestone this week. According to the state-level estimates from the US Census Bureau, DC topped 700,000 residents for the first time since 1975. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alexblock.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/01\/693972-new-dc-population-estimates\/\">estimates<\/a> meant the city was close to this mark; the city even <a href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/view\/66649\/dcs-population-hits-700000\">celebrated<\/a> the (estimated) birth of the 700,000th resident back in February 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milestones like this are a good time to step back and look at the broader context: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>700,000 is still 200,000 below DC\u2019s all time peak population<\/li><li>The current level is more like 100,000 below DC\u2019s sustained peak population level (absent war-time restrictions) <\/li><li>The pace of growth is impressive, but still slower than historic rates when DC had greenfield growth opportunities within the District limits<\/li><li>Population growth will continue due to the number of units already under construction, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bisnow.com\/washington-dc\/news\/economic-development\/breaking-down-dcs-development-pipeline-95810\">approximately 15,600 units<\/a> under construction right now.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, it\u2019s worth remembering how small DC remains. Brooklyn alone has a similar land area to the District (71 square miles to DC\u2019s 61 square miles) housing nearly 4x as many people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/profschleich\/status\/1075504407431798786?s=21\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, the new estimates put DC\u2019s population density at approximately 11,500 per sq mile, still less than Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and any number of other cities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even DC\u2019s peak population of 900,000 would only yield a population density of 14,750\/sq mile &#8211; less than San Francisco, Cambridge, Jersey City, Somerville, and others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, there\u2019s lots of room to grow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the pace of DC\u2019s population growth has slowed a bit in the last year, the city nonetheless officially surpassed a big milestone this week. According to the state-level estimates from the US Census Bureau, DC topped 700,000 residents for the first time since 1975. 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