Fort Totten / Riggs Park

With an increasingly diverse housing stock and strong transportation connections, this neighborhood continues to grow as a dynamic residential community and multimodal center prime for future business opportunities. The neighborhood’s residents, businesses, and mixed-use developments support the area as an up-and-coming transit village for local and regional markets.

Select Retail + Restaurant Openings (2024+)

  • Aldi (grocery)
  • Menomale (restaurant)
  • Urban Garden Brewing - DC's first BIPOC woman-owned & operated brewery.
  • Wingstop (restaurant)

Development Pipeline

  • Phase II of the Art Place at Fort Totten project will transform 5.1 acres into a 25,000 SF Aldi grocery store (opened December 2024), Explore! Children's Museum, a family entertainment zone, and up to 294 apartments.
  • Riggs Park Place is a four-acre site at the northeast intersection of South Dakota Avenue and Riggs Road. Phase I delivered 90 for‐sale townhomes in 2022/23. Phase II includes Riggs Crossing Senior Residence, a new 93-unit senior affordable housing development with 9,500 SF of retail space (5,000 SF dedicated to local/unique retailers).
  • The neighborhood welcomed the new 20,000 SF Lamond Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library in 2022.

Legacy Businesses

  • Lovely Lady Boutique, women’s fashions (33 years business in business)
  • Manor Park Barber Shop (61 years in business)
  • Peaches Kitchen Restaurant, Jamaican and American cuisine (17 years in business)
  • Riggs Dry Cleaners (33 years in business)
  • Riggs Wine & Liquor (38 years in business)
  • Senbeb Café (vegan and vegetarian soul food) & Senbeb Natural Foods Co-op (17+ years)
  • Troka Insurance (17 years in business)
  • The V.I.P. Room, event venue (45 years in business)
Population
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Population 8,910 33,493 330,625
Daytime Population 6,462 26,308 298,404
Male 45% 47% 49%
Female 55% 53% 51%
High School Graduate + 71% 64% 69%
Bachelor’s Degree + 55% 46% 55%
Graduate/Professional Degree 27% 22% 31%
Households
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Households (HH) 3,999 13,462 131,237
Average HH Size 2.22 2.44 2.43
Owner-occupied 64% 52% 43%
Renter-occupied 36% 48% 57%
Median Home Value $568,950 $578,573 $684,244
Income
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Average HH $144,938 $128,749 $150,620
Median HH $107,120 $90,470 $105,209
HH Income <$50k 21% 26% 23%
HH Income $50 - $75k 12% 15% 13%
HH Income $75k+ 67% 59% 63%
Average HH Disposable $93,629 $85,109 $97,150
Graduate/Professional Degree 27% 22% 31%

Age

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

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Consumer Expenditures
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Apparel $12,715,632 $38,036,882 $441,890,125
Child Care $2,995,451 $8,921,214 $106,964,342
Computers & Accessories $1,170,928 $3,504,439 $40,580,124
- Pets $4,928,731 $14,846,100 $165,673,308
Food at Home $37,887,327 $113,354,958 $1,286,509,315
Food away from Home $20,923,479 $62,840,848 $743,732,216
Health Care $35,558,872 $106,403,569 $1,139,686,381
- Medical Care $12,707,045 $37,971,352 $406,642,384
Home Improvement $23,610,609 $71,245,179 $730,894,633
Household Furnishings $14,026,344 $41,981,240 $471,951,621
Personal Care Products $2,986,247 $8,924,934 $104,356,267
Vehicle Maint. & Repair $6,301,924 $19,090,588 $212,690,947

Commuting Preference

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

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Metrorail Stations

1

Fort Totten

Capital Bikeshare Locations

3

within 1/2 mile

Traffic Counts

19,000 – 32,200   Riggs Rd NE
16,300   South Dakota Ave
   

Walkscore

63

Somewhat Walkable

Residents within a 10-minute car ride

137,556

The Parks Main Street (Center for Nonprofit Advancement)
Edwin D. Washington
Executive Director
(202) 747-5595
info@theparksmainstreet.org
theparksmainstreet.org

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