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Housing Only 15.7% of homes are
owner-occupied
Business Development
- $0.82 of each $1.00 spent outside the community
- Insufficient support for new and existing businesses
- Limited mix of businesses encouraging consumer dollar flight
Education
- Percent of High School Graduates: 61.3%
- Percent of College Graduates: 8.0%
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| Total Population: |
60,926 |
Highest population of children
0 -17 years of age in the District: |
22,590 |
| Current level of
Unemployment: |
13.4% |
| Poverty Rate: |
28.1%
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| Median Household
Income: |
$27,937
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(If you want more information concerning the demographics
about the District go to www.dclibrary.org/sdc)
THE WARD 8 THAT YOU DON'T HEAR
ABOUT...
Real Estate Development
- In the 1920s Anacostia was far more rural and boasted a higher
percentage of home ownership than any other sections of the District.
- Currently, Ward 8 has the most undeveloped land in the District of
Columbia i.e., DC Village (over 100 acres), St. Elizabeth's Hospital
(333 acres), Camp Simms (25 acres).
- Ward 8 has two of the largest Hope VI projects in the city-Wheeler
Creek and Henson Ridge
- Census Tract 75.03 in Ward 8 has the lowest crime rate in the city.
Old Congress Heights
School | |
Education
- Constructed in the 1800s, the Old Congress Heights School and
the Old Nickels School are two of the oldest schools in the
District that remain historical landmarks.
- In 2000, Ward 8's champions the Ballou Knights won the Eastern
Division in football for the first time in 20 years.
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Employment
- In 2001, Ward 8 became the only ward in the city to house the
CVS Pharmacy One Stop- the first public - private regional job
training facility.
- The University of the District of Columbia operates a
satellite site in the ward that offers education and job training
services for the community.
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CVS Pharmacy One Stop
Center
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Martin Luther King Day
Parade
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Community Events
- Ward 8 has neighborhood and ward wide festivals and events
such as the Martin Luther King Day Parade, the Ward 8 Health
Festival, Congress Heights Day, Ferebee Hope Community Festival,
etc.
- Residents of Ward 8 and other organizations operate two
farmers markets that provide fresh produce to the community.
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Recreation
- Ward 8 houses a state of the art Tennis and Learning Center,
the only of its kind in the District
- Ward 8 houses one of the new Senior Wellness Centers that
provide wellness activities for seniors
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The SE Tennis and Learning
Center |
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Senior Wellness
Center |
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- Presently an 80,000 sq. ft arts and recreation center called
the Arc is under construction and will house several organizations
such as the Washington School of Ballet, the Washington Middle
School for Girls, Covenant House of Washington and many others.
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Arts/Museums
- The newly renovated Anacostia Museum as well as the historic
house of Frederick Douglass contain colorful historical artifacts
about the struggles and triumphs of African-Americans
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Anacostia
Museum
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