Cleveland Park

Named for former President Grover Cleveland, Cleveland Park hosts one of the District’s historic and successful commercial districts established by a streetcar stop. Home to a Red Line Metrorail station, the area also boasts several local landmarks and civic institutions with the city’s largest outdoor pedestrian plaza. The community’s modest scale belies a high-density population that supports the Connecticut Avenue retail district, which offers a mix of local and national tenants including an urban-format Target.

Select Retail & Restaurant Openings (2023+)

  • Buffalo & Bergen (restaurant)
  • Captain Cookie & the Milkman
  • Daksin (restaurant)
  • Dolan Coffee
  • Fresh Baguette (restaurant)
  • Little Blackbird Wine Bar
  • Thai Love (restaurant)

Shopping & Dining Anchors

  • Atomic Billiards (30+ years in business)
  • Cleveland Park Bar and Grill (19 years in business)
  • Femme Fatale DC
  • Sababa (Bib Gourmand)
  • Spices Asian Restaurant (30 years in business)
  • Vace Italian Deli (48 years in business)

Arts & Entertainment District

  • The founders of Artechouse have signed a 20-year lease and will transform the historic theater (c. 1936) into a new arts venue called UPTOWN Experiences.
  • Artist Claire Sharp painted the first mural in Cleveland Park called “Flower Power” on the front of Spices Asian Restaurant.
  • Ten endangered animal sculptures were installed on select lampposts between the Cleveland and Woodley Park Metrorail stations in 2024.
  • The $19.7 million Cleveland Park Library (c. 2018) includes 26,700 SF of community educational space.
  • Cleveland Park Farmers Market offers produce & artisanal goods on Saturdays (9 am - 1 pm, April - December).

Great Streets + Main Street

  • Connecticut Avenue is a designated Great Streets corridor whose small businesses may apply for grants to cover capital improvements and certain soft costs. In fiscal year 2024, there was $2.55 million available with individual awards of up to $85,000.
  • The corridor also receives support from the Cleveland Park Main Street through community-based economic development programs.
Population
0-0.5mi.0-1mi.0-3mi.
Population9,60130,455358,939
Daytime Population7,01429,670623,491
Male45%46%48%
Female55%54%52%
High School Graduate +92%91%86%
Bachelor’s Degree +91%89%81%
Graduate/Professional Degree61%59%50%
Households
0-0.5mi.0-1mi.0-3mi.
Households (HH)5,97816,960173,055
Average HH Size1.61.791.94
Owner-occupied38%39%41%
Renter-occupied62%61%59%
Median Home Value$970,960$1,152,624$986,867
Income
0-0.5mi.0-1mi.0-3mi.
Average HH$226,155$229,462$209,307
Median HH$147,185$150,714$145,317
HH Income <$50k11%13%17%
HH Income $50 - $75k9%10%10%
HH Income $75k+79%77%73%
Average HH Disposable$131,038$132,116$125,064
Graduate/Professional Degree61%59%50%

Age

  • Age < 20
  • Age 20 - 34
  • Age 35 - 64
  • Age 65+

0-0.5mi.

0-1mi.

0-3mi.

Consumer Expenditures
0-0.5mi.0-1mi.0-3mi.
Apparel$30,660,560$87,686,770$808,746,030
Child Care$7,803,596$22,666,147$204,872,003
Computers & Accessories$2,839,526$8,074,865$74,726,616
- Pets$11,414,171$32,704,488$304,692,561
Food at Home$86,350,677$246,758,739$2,302,984,993
Food away from Home$51,887,964$148,531,850$1,367,292,205
Health Care$75,341,250$216,090,897$2,043,740,214
- Medical Care$26,999,699$77,451,254$732,244,921
Home Improvement$44,919,885$132,655,537$1,291,373,643
Household Furnishings$32,227,052$92,418,300$861,775,978
Personal Care Products$7,346,845$20,793,638$191,611,419
Vehicle Maint. & Repair$14,498,361$41,138,318$384,131,062

Commuting Preference

  • Drove alone
  • Public transportation
  • Bicycle
  • Walked
  • Worked at home
  • other

0-0.5mi.

0-1mi.

0-3mi.

Metrorail Stations

1

Cleveland Park

Capital Bikeshare Locations

3

within 1/2 mile

Traffic Counts

27,600 – 28,300   Connecticut Ave
   
   

Walkscore

89

Very Walkable

Residents within a 10-minute car ride

189,083

District Bridges
Cassandra Hetherington
Cleveland Park Main Street Director
(202) 929-8124
cpms@districtbridges.org
districtbridges.org

Source data to go here once received.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Sign up for instant insider access to Washington, DC business information, events, and news.

Name
Name