The District of Columbia's population estimates by race, age, gender and Hispanic Origin recently released by the US Census Bureau continues to show significant changes in the composition of the population since census 2000. While the total population continues to grow, the Black Non-Hispanic population shows a decline in number and percent of total District population each year from 342,464 (60%) in 2000 to 318,468 (54%) in 2007.

On the other hand, the White Non-Hispanic population has increased in number and percent of the total District population from 161,260 (28.2%) in 2000 to 191,463 (32.5%) in 2007. The Hispanic population increased from 44,953 (7.9%) in 2000 to 49,016 (8.3%) in 2007.

Detailed population breakdowns by race, age, gender and Hispanic origin are found in the series of tables in the links below.

• Table 1: Annual Estimates of Population by Race and Hispanic Origin for the District of Columbia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007*
• Table 2: Estimated Annual Share of the Population by Race and Hispanic Origin for the District of Columbia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007*
• Table 3: Estimated Annual Change of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin for the District of Columbia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007*
• Table 4: Estimated Annual Percent Change of the Population by Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin for the District of Columbia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007*
• Table 5: Annual Estimates of the Population by Sex and Age for the District of Columbia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007*

Contact the Office of Planning's State Data Center at (202) 442-7600 with questions or requests for additional details on this report.