ZIP Code 20020

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in District of Columbia, District of Columbia.

Population: 53,885
Median household income: $53,015
Median home value: $442,500

Covering part of District of Columbia, District of Columbia, ZIP Code 20020 has about 53,885 residents. Its median household income of $53,015 runs below the District of Columbia figure of $106,287.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 20020's population declined 5.3% from 56,897 to 53,885, while its median gross rent rose 18.3% from $1,113 to $1,317.

The typical home was built around 1962. 27.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 53,885
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $53,015
Median home value: $442,500
Median gross rent: $1,317
Housing units: 26,376
Homeownership rate: 30.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 13.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,89753,885

Median household income

$39,400$53,015

Median home value

$319,700$442,500

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,317

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,897	$39,400	$319,700	$1,113
2020	57,031	$40,645	$334,800	$1,117
2021	54,812	$43,118	$362,100	$1,158
2022	52,349	$48,106	$414,900	$1,205
2023	53,885	$53,015	$442,500	$1,317

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 746.9%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,348	8.1%
5 to 17	11,354	21.1%
18 to 24	3,199	5.9%
25 to 34	9,422	17.5%
35 to 44	6,278	11.7%
45 to 54	5,741	10.7%
55 to 64	7,146	13.3%
65 to 74	3,725	6.9%
75 and over	2,672	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,465	2.7%
Black or African American	48,425	89.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.1%
Asian	376	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	21	0.0%
Some other race	568	1.1%
Two or more races	1,421	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,558	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,017	11.5%
High school graduate	10,970	31.4%
Some college or associate's	10,313	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	5,482	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,202	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone41.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit26.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means6.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,728	41.9%
Carpooled	1,665	8.0%
Public transit	5,464	26.2%
Walked	216	1.0%
Bicycle	69	0.3%
Worked from home	3,431	16.5%
Other means	1,274	6.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,263	7.3%
15 to 29 min	5,072	29.1%
30 to 44 min	4,629	26.6%
45 to 59 min	3,064	17.6%
60+ min	3,388	19.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 27.4% (14,580 of 53,160)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,795	54.4%
Nonfamily households	10,714	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,509	89.1%
Vacant	2,867	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,275	30.9%
Renter-occupied	16,234	69.1%

1-unit, detached11.6%

1-unit, attached23.3%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units37.8%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,060	11.6%
1-unit, attached	6,149	23.3%
2 to 4 units	3,852	14.6%
5 to 19 units	9,958	37.8%
20 or more units	3,321	12.6%
Mobile home & other	36	0.1%

ZIP Code 20020

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