Van Ness

Offering the convenience of Metro access and urban amenities along with the natural beauty and serenity of Soapstone Valley and Rock Creek Park, Van Ness is seeing increased demand and generating heightened energy. Residents of the neighborhood’s apartments and single-family homes enjoy an easy commute, a variety of retail options, a family-friendly atmosphere, and engaged community members.

Photo courtesy Peyton Bigora/grocerydive.com

Select Retail + Restaurant Openings (2025)

  • The Dog Haus
  • Mom’s Organic Market
  • The Whale Tea

Destination Retail + Restaurants

  • Bread Furst (bakery)
  • Buck’s Fishing & Camping
  • Calvert Woodley Wine & Liquor (legacy business: 40 Years)
  • Comet Pizza
  • Muchas Gracias (Mexican restaurant)
  • Politics & Prose Bookstore (legacy business: 40 years)
  • Rosedale DC
  • Rosemary’s Bistro Café
  • Sfoglina (Italian restaurant, Bib Gourmand in 2023)

Institutional Traffic Drivers

  • 20+ embassies
  • American University’s WAMU public radio station
  • Days Inn
  • Edmund Burke School
  • Franklin Montessori
  • Hillwood Museum
  • Howard University Law School
  • Levine Music
  • University of the District of Columbia Van Ness Campus & David A. Clarke School of Law
Population
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Population10,47928,113316,877
Daytime Population10,05729,633377,165
Male45%45%48%
Female55%55%52%
High School Graduate +91%92%86%
Bachelor’s Degree +88%90%81%
Graduate/Professional Degree58%58%51%
Households
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Households (HH)5,99215,655150,046
Average HH Size1.751.782.01
Owner-occupied42%40%45%
Renter-occupied58%60%55%
Median Home Value$1,097,791$1,112,297$1,035,945
Income
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Average HH$203,528$228,629$222,824
Median HH$132,812$151,044$151,976
HH Income <$50k16%15%16%
HH Income $50 - $75k14%11%10%
HH Income $75k+69%74%74%
Average HH Disposable$120,014$131,879$132,370
Graduate/Professional Degree58%58%51%

Age

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

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Consumer Expenditures
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Apparel$27,545,600$79,731,791$738,727,893
Child Care$7,021,007$20,713,865$189,330,786
Computers & Accessories$2,539,364$7,344,079$68,048,672
- Pets$10,267,582$30,110,132$280,880,981
Food at Home$77,862,502$225,486,619$2,109,017,012
Food away from Home$46,680,077$135,536,206$1,251,211,369
Health Care$67,826,525$199,664,460$1,891,871,875
- Medical Care$24,317,874$71,552,517$677,673,840
Home Improvement$41,294,829$127,662,054$1,242,115,449
Household Furnishings$28,961,263$84,921,901$794,308,449
Personal Care Products$6,536,968$18,802,956$173,811,132
Vehicle Maint. & Repair$12,927,727$37,658,858$351,502,985

Commuting Preference

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

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Metrorail Stations

1

Van Ness-UDC

Capital Bikeshare Locations

3

within 1/2 mile

Traffic Counts

21,200 – 27,600   Connecticut Ave
   
   

Walkscore

84

Very Walkable

Residents within a 10-minute car ride

163,685

Van Ness Main Street
Gloria M. García
Executive Director
(202) 421-7825
gloria@vannessmainstreet.org
vannessmainstreet.org

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