Capitol Hill, District of Columbia Population & Demographics

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Statistic	Capitol Hill	Washington	District of Columbia
Population	57,086	721,713	733,148
Population density (sq mi)	17,828	11,804	12,069
Median age	34.8	34.1	33.8
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	0.9:1	0.9:1
Married (15yrs & older)	n/a	34%	34%
Families w/ Kids under 18	39%	41%	43%
Speak English	n/a	83%	83%
Speak Spanish	n/a	9%	9%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Capitol Hill is 51% higher than Washington
The median age in Capitol Hill is 2% higher than Washington
In Capitol Hill 62.50% of the population is White
In Capitol Hill 29.99% of the population is Black
In Capitol Hill 3.43% of the population is Asian

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Capitol Hill racial demographics

Race	Capitol Hill	Washington	District of Columbia
White	62.50%	41.07%	40.37%
Black	29.99%	45.39%	48.35%
Asian	3.43%	4.10%	3.65%
American Indian	0.22%	0.35%	0.33%
Native Hawaiian	0.03%	0.05%	0.04%
Mixed race	2.89%	4.24%	2.77%
Other race	0.94%	4.81%	4.50%

In Capitol Hill, 11.1% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Capitol Hill, Washington, DC demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.

Capitol Hill, Washington, DC Demographics