Race and Ethnicity in Potomac West, Alexandria, Virginia (Neighborhood)

Race and Ethnicity#1

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Alexandria and Potomac West
Potomac West
Alexandria
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountWhite1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other157.822738%52.036337%57.822738%57.8%13,10513.1k25.908204%16.091977%25.908204%25.9%5,87210.168653%21.573482%10.168653%10.2%2,3042,3053.246729%6.472441%3.246729%3.2%7357362.614942%3.473886%2.614942%2.6%5925930.238734%0.351878%0.238734%0.2%54

Relative Race and Ethnicity#2

Race and Hispanic origin in Potomac West as a percentage of the total population, expressed as percentage point difference from Alexandria.
Scope: population of Alexandria and Potomac West
-10%-5%-0%+5%%ref.White1Hispanic2BlackAsianMixed1Other15.786401%5.786401%+5.8%57.823%57.8%52.036%52.0%9.816227%9.816227%+9.8%25.908%25.9%16.092%16.1%-11.404829%-11.404829%-11.4%10.169%10.2%21.573%21.6%-3.225711%-3.225711%-3.2%3.247%3.25%6.472%6.47%-0.858945%-0.858945%-0.9%2.615%2.61%3.474%3.47%-0.113144%-0.113144%-0.1%0.239%0.24%0.352%0.35%

Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age#3

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage within each age cohort.
Scope: population of Potomac West
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-475.437429%75.4%13.499241%13.5%0.000000%11.063331%0.000000%0.000000%18265.049072%65.0%11.701905%0.000000%12.442233%12.4%10.806790%0.000000%34134271.281471%71.3%9.450834%0.820937%16.069471%16.1%2.377287%0.000000%89990070.471001%70.5%6.295479%0.683271%16.317875%16.3%3.077409%3.154965%2,00257.913108%57.9%15.688445%15.7%2.058676%12.779043%12.8%4.334232%7.226496%2,9422,94361.778120%61.8%13.793788%13.8%4.822276%6.711359%3.372340%9.522117%4,5604,56163.553867%63.6%18.095354%18.1%1.120075%9.578969%2.835996%4.815740%3,0443,04550.382993%50.4%23.702645%23.7%2.871081%9.415417%5.127003%8.500861%2,5072,50837.105141%37.1%25.945766%25.9%2.876934%11.277788%4.150506%18.643864%18.6%1,1421,14333.707872%33.7%9.469520%11.294912%9.488176%0.000000%36.039520%36.0%24925047.021567%47.0%13.468063%13.5%6.630762%10.183456%4.033030%18.663122%18.7%48646.420367%46.4%30.509797%30.5%3.367075%10.690496%1.978272%7.033993%1,0071,00847.170890%47.2%23.072628%23.1%7.491611%8.393542%1.199537%12.671792%12.7%1,31349.223247%49.2%18.422139%18.4%8.431649%9.853475%9.9%0.529260%13.540231%13.5%1,9840%20%40%60%80%100%Count

Ethno-Racial Composition by Age Cohort#4

Ethno-racial composition by age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Potomac West
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.606875%0.108598%0.000000%0.089002%0.000000%0.000000%1820.981497%0.176565%0.000000%0.187735%0.163059%0.000000%3413422.829254%2.8%0.375116%0.032584%0.637818%0.094358%0.000000%8999006.225123%6.2%0.556117%0.060357%1.441455%0.271846%0.278697%2,0027.519642%7.5%2.037043%2.0%0.267306%1.659276%0.562772%0.938314%2,9422,94312.430995%12.4%2.775586%2.8%0.970339%1.350460%0.678582%1.916041%4,5604,5618.537061%8.5%2.430712%2.4%0.150457%1.286723%0.380954%0.646889%3,0443,0455.574149%5.6%2.622354%2.6%0.317644%1.041680%0.567229%0.940497%2,5072,5081.871019%1.308310%0.145069%0.568680%0.209288%0.940113%1,1421,1430.371065%0.104243%0.124337%0.104448%0.000000%0.396732%2492501.008471%0.288849%0.142210%0.218404%0.086496%0.400268%4862.063832%2.1%1.356454%0.149699%0.475295%0.087953%0.312729%1,0071,0082.732850%2.7%1.336715%0.434027%0.486281%0.069495%0.734141%1,3134.308888%4.3%1.612631%0.738087%0.862550%0.046330%1.185280%1,9840%5%10%15%20%Count

Ethno-Racial Composition per Year#5

Ethno-racial composition per year of the age cohort as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Potomac West
White1
Hispanic2
Mixed3
Black3
Asian3
Other3
85+75-8465-7455-6445-5435-4430-3425-2920-2418-1915-1710-145-90-40.037930%0.006787%0.000000%0.005563%0.000000%0.000000%1820.098150%0.017656%0.000000%0.018774%0.016306%0.000000%3413420.282925%0.037512%0.003258%0.063782%0.009436%0.000000%8999000.622512%0.62%0.055612%0.006036%0.144146%0.027185%0.027870%2,0020.751964%0.75%0.203704%0.026731%0.165928%0.056277%0.093831%2,9422,9431.243099%1.24%0.277559%0.097034%0.135046%0.067858%0.191604%4,5604,5611.707412%1.71%0.486142%0.49%0.030091%0.257345%0.076191%0.129378%3,0443,0451.114830%1.11%0.524471%0.52%0.063529%0.208336%0.113446%0.188099%2,5072,5080.374204%0.37%0.261662%0.029014%0.113736%0.041858%0.188023%1,1421,1430.185532%0.052121%0.062169%0.052224%0.000000%0.198366%2492500.336157%0.34%0.096283%0.047403%0.072801%0.028832%0.133423%4860.412766%0.41%0.271291%0.029940%0.095059%0.017591%0.062546%1,0071,0080.546570%0.55%0.267343%0.086805%0.097256%0.013899%0.146828%1,3130.861778%0.86%0.322526%0.147617%0.172510%0.009266%0.237056%1,9840.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.5%Count

Race among Hispanics#6

Percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Alexandria and Potomac West
Potomac West
Alexandria
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountWhiteBlackIndianAsianHawaiianOtherMixed63.080836%63.902362%63.080836%63.1%3,7623,7631.555084%3.016680%1.555084%1.6%92930.215744%0.563902%0.215744%0.2%12130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.863599%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.098584%031.029672%22.962262%31.029672%31.0%1,8501,8514.118664%8.592610%4.118664%4.1%245246

Map of Race and Ethnicity by Tract in Potomac West

White Race and Ethnicity by Tract#7

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
20%34%47%61%75%89%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Tract#8

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
4%16%27%38%49%60%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Tract#9

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
2.9%6.4%10.0%13.5%17.0%20.5%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Tract#10

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
1.0%2.2%3.4%4.7%5.9%7.2%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Tract#11

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
1.4%2.1%2.7%3.3%3.9%4.6%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Tract#12

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.20%0.39%0.59%0.79%0.99%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block Group in Potomac West

White Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#13

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
10%27%44%61%78%96%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#14

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%17%33%50%67%84%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#15

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#16

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.3%7.1%8.9%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#17

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%1.0%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.2%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block Group#18

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.43%0.86%1.30%1.73%2.17%
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Map of Race and Ethnicity by Block in Potomac West

White Race and Ethnicity by Block#19

Whites (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Hispanic Race and Ethnicity by Block#20

Hispanics (excluding black and Asian Hispanics) as a percentage of the population (%):
0%16%31%47%62%78%

Black Race and Ethnicity by Block#21

Blacks as a percentage of the population (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Asian Race and Ethnicity by Block#22

Asians as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.7%5.3%8.0%10.7%13.4%

Mixed Race and Ethnicity by Block#23

Multiracial people (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.7%10.0%13.3%16.7%

Other Race and Ethnicity by Block#24

Others (non-Hispanic) as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.3%6.7%10.0%13.3%16.7%
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Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood in Alexandria

There are 19 neighborhoods in Alexandria. This section compares Potomac West to all of the neighborhoods in Alexandria and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Potomac West.

Non-White Population by Neighborhood#25

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Potomac West, selected other neighborhoods in Alexandria, and entities that contain Potomac West
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Other1
0%20%40%60%Count#Alexandria West NeighborhoodAlexandria WLandmark-Van Dom NeighborhoodLandmark-Van DomWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSeminary Hill NeighborhoodSeminary HillLong Branch Creek NeighborhoodLong Branch CrkAlexandria CityAlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria City Public SchoolsAlexandriaPotomac West NeighborhoodPotomac WestSouthSouth AtlanticTaylor Run NeighborhoodTaylor RunAurora Highlands NeighborhoodAurora HighlandsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaSouthwest Quadrant NeighborhoodSW QuadrantBraddock Road Metro NeighborhoodBraddock Rd MetroNortheast NeighborhoodNortheastPotomac Yard-Potomac Greens NeighborhoodPotomac Yard-Pot…Old Town North NeighborhoodOld Town NEisenhower East NeighborhoodEisenhower EFairlington-Shirlington NeighborhoodFairlington-Shirling…King St Metro-Eisenhower Ave NeighborhoodKing St Metro-Eis…North Ridge-Rosemont NeighborhoodN Rdg-RosemontOld Town NeighborhoodOld TownFairlington-Bradlee NeighborhoodFairlington-BradleeKing St. Metro-Eisenhower Ave. NeighborhoodKing St. Metro-Eis…34.781235%20.968416%8.004503%4.202272%67.956426%68.0%19,20519.2k130.683665%14.648660%7.939028%5.043200%58.314553%58.3%14,41814.4k225.407552%14.354218%9.758786%3.618163%53.138719%53.1%3,194,5683.19M24.237102%16.307030%8.310129%3.945564%52.799825%52.8%11,20911.2k324.603734%17.629901%4.846583%0.985594%48.065812%48.1%1,934421.573482%16.091977%6.472441%3.825764%47.963663%48.0%72,65272.7k21.573482%16.091977%6.472441%3.825764%47.963663%48.0%72,65272.7k21.573482%16.091977%6.472441%3.825764%47.963663%48.0%72,65272.7k25.908204%10.168653%3.246729%2.853676%42.177262%42.2%9,559519.275322%16.576996%3.157201%2.791195%41.800714%41.8%50,058,74750.1M22.028168%12.822179%3.448459%2.672288%40.971093%41.0%25,614,80125.6M15.742522%14.545233%5.512438%4.748210%40.548402%40.5%2,2142,215617.108650%10.871073%6.883229%3.816493%38.679446%38.7%4,2294,230716.909408%12.632487%5.215570%3.287546%38.045012%38.0%121,195,490121M19.209316%8.344246%6.051261%3.277619%36.882443%36.9%3,065,0423.07M22.709383%5.970782%4.527621%1.492261%34.700046%34.7%975976817.718288%5.203558%4.824664%4.210349%31.956858%32.0%1,6741,675916.891164%7.391515%3.219346%2.122929%29.624954%29.6%6451013.310724%7.501386%7.170257%1.007495%28.989862%29.0%3633641113.071949%9.969736%1.887670%1.306717%26.236072%26.2%5055061210.034014%8.567177%4.187925%3.422619%26.211735%26.2%1,0241,0251311.248352%5.367806%3.839212%3.822466%24.277836%24.3%2,4982,4991412.175103%8.344733%3.556772%0.000000%24.076607%24.1%157157.791483%4.650529%4.169909%3.129761%19.741683%19.7%2,197168.013285%4.021764%3.418195%1.851588%17.304832%17.3%1,3071,308174.563346%3.562025%2.432732%2.078578%12.636681%12.6%67186.169154%3.383085%1.791045%1.194030%12.537313%12.5%535419

Relative Race and Ethnicity by Neighborhood#26

Percentage point difference from Potomac West.
Scope: population of Potomac West, selected other neighborhoods in Alexandria, and entities that contain Potomac West
White1
Hispanic2
Black
Asian
Mixed1
Other1
-20%0%+20%%#Alexandria West NeighborhoodAlexandria WKing St. Metro-Eisenhower Ave. NeighborhoodKing St. Metro-Eis…Fairlington-Bradlee NeighborhoodFairlington-BradleeLandmark-Van Dom NeighborhoodLandmark-Van DomOld Town North NeighborhoodOld Town NOld Town NeighborhoodOld TownNorth Ridge-Rosemont NeighborhoodN Rdg-RosemontWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonEisenhower East NeighborhoodEisenhower EBraddock Road Metro NeighborhoodBraddock Rd MetroSouthwest Quadrant NeighborhoodSW QuadrantPotomac Yard-Potomac Greens NeighborhoodPotomac Yard-Pot…Seminary Hill NeighborhoodSeminary HillFairlington-Shirlington NeighborhoodFairlington-Shirling…Northeast NeighborhoodNortheastAurora Highlands NeighborhoodAurora HighlandsKing St Metro-Eisenhower Ave NeighborhoodKing St Metro-Eis…VirginiaLong Branch Creek NeighborhoodLong Branch CrkAlexandria CityAlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria City Public SchoolsAlexandriaSouth AtlanticTaylor Run NeighborhoodTaylor RunSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPotomac West NeighborhoodPotomac West-25.779164%-4.939788%-30.718952%-30.7%24.612582%4.757773%1.317557%0.031039%30.718952%+30.7%61.438%61.4%1-24.117159%-3.999499%-1.420912%-0.238734%-29.776304%-29.8%29.639949%0.136355%29.776304%+29.8%59.553%59.6%2-22.346179%-5.605307%-1.168152%-0.182209%-0.238734%-29.540582%-29.5%29.540582%29.540582%+29.5%59.081%59.1%3-16.137291%-11.259544%-27.396835%-27.4%20.515012%4.692299%2.097953%0.091571%27.396835%+27.4%54.794%54.8%4-24.601487%-0.198917%-0.727272%-0.238734%-25.766411%-25.8%15.941190%9.825220%25.766411%+25.8%51.533%51.5%5-21.886440%-2.155368%-1.271216%-25.313023%-25.3%24.872430%0.171466%0.269127%25.313023%+25.3%50.626%50.6%6-18.116721%-5.518123%-23.634844%-23.6%22.435579%0.923180%0.158274%0.117811%23.634844%+23.6%47.270%47.3%7-10.961457%-11.553986%-22.515442%-22.5%15.238899%6.512057%0.447244%0.317243%22.515442%+22.5%45.031%45.0%-21.720279%-0.134639%-0.238734%-22.093653%-22.1%15.965528%5.320448%0.807677%22.093653%+22.1%44.187%44.2%8-21.697855%-21.697855%-21.7%10.220404%7.549635%1.577935%1.911605%0.438277%21.697855%+21.7%43.396%43.4%9-19.937422%-1.754469%-21.691891%-21.7%7.477216%12.540730%1.152532%0.521413%21.691891%+21.7%43.384%43.4%10-18.406818%-1.607447%-0.238734%-20.252999%-20.3%13.187400%3.142071%3.923528%20.252999%+20.3%40.506%40.5%11-10.622563%-9.601174%-0.003838%-20.227575%-20.2%14.068449%5.063400%1.095726%20.227575%+20.2%40.455%40.5%12-14.659852%-4.800847%-19.460699%-19.5%17.899426%0.575737%0.580564%0.404971%19.460699%+19.5%38.921%38.9%13-18.516689%-0.027384%-0.492013%-0.238734%-19.274820%-19.3%12.552308%6.722511%19.274820%+19.3%38.550%38.5%14-19.024975%-19.024975%-19.0%3.497816%0.702420%13.861921%0.941237%0.021580%19.024975%+19.0%38.050%38.0%15-13.733101%-1.823920%-2.614942%-0.238734%-18.410697%-18.4%18.100655%0.310042%18.410697%+18.4%36.821%36.8%16-17.563958%-17.563958%-17.6%5.294820%9.040663%2.804532%0.172093%0.251850%17.563958%+17.6%35.128%35.1%-5.888550%-8.278303%-1.629347%-0.238734%-16.034935%-16.0%14.435081%1.599854%16.034935%+16.0%32.070%32.1%17-5.786401%-9.816227%-15.602628%-15.6%11.404829%3.225711%0.858945%0.113144%15.602628%+15.6%31.205%31.2%-5.786401%-9.816227%-15.602628%-15.6%11.404829%3.225711%0.858945%0.113144%15.602628%+15.6%31.205%31.2%-5.786401%-9.816227%-15.602628%-15.6%11.404829%3.225711%0.858945%0.113144%15.602628%+15.6%31.205%31.2%-13.086025%-0.581824%-13.667849%-13.7%1.206169%11.859515%0.201730%0.400436%13.667849%+13.7%27.336%27.3%-10.165682%-10.165682%-10.2%1.628860%4.376580%1.501480%0.984456%1.674305%10.165682%+10.2%20.331%20.3%18-9.331208%-0.089528%-0.612521%-10.033257%-10.0%0.376549%9.106669%0.550040%10.033257%+10.0%20.067%20.1%-8.998796%-0.353661%-9.352457%-9.4%4.132251%2.463834%1.968841%0.787531%9.352457%+9.4%18.705%18.7%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%19

White1 Population by Neighborhood#27

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Potomac West, selected other neighborhoods in Alexandria, and entities that contain Potomac West
0%20%40%60%80%Count#King St. Metro-Eisenhower Ave. NeighborhoodKing St. Metro-Eis…Fairlington-Bradlee NeighborhoodFairlington-BradleeOld Town NeighborhoodOld TownNorth Ridge-Rosemont NeighborhoodN Rdg-RosemontKing St Metro-Eisenhower Ave NeighborhoodKing St Metro-Eis…Fairlington-Shirlington NeighborhoodFairlington-Shirling…Eisenhower East NeighborhoodEisenhower EOld Town North NeighborhoodOld Town NPotomac Yard-Potomac Greens NeighborhoodPotomac Yard-Pot…Northeast NeighborhoodNortheastBraddock Road Metro NeighborhoodBraddock Rd MetroSouthwest Quadrant NeighborhoodSW QuadrantVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAurora Highlands NeighborhoodAurora HighlandsTaylor Run NeighborhoodTaylor RunSouth AtlanticSouthPotomac West NeighborhoodPotomac WestAlexandria CityAlexandriaAlexandriaAlexandria City Public SchoolsAlexandriaLong Branch Creek NeighborhoodLong Branch CrkSeminary Hill NeighborhoodSeminary HillWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLandmark-Van Dom NeighborhoodLandmark-Van DomAlexandria West NeighborhoodAlexandria W87.462687%87.462687%87.5%376187.363319%87.363319%87.4%463464282.695168%82.695168%82.7%6,248380.258317%80.258317%80.3%8,9318,932475.923393%75.923393%75.9%495496575.722164%75.722164%75.7%7,793673.788265%73.788265%73.8%2,885773.763928%73.763928%73.8%1,421871.010138%71.010138%71.0%891970.375046%70.375046%70.4%1,5321,5331068.043142%68.043142%68.0%3,5651165.299954%65.299954%65.3%1,8361263.117557%63.117557%63.1%5,245,2595.25M61.954988%61.954988%62.0%197,362,672197M61.320554%61.320554%61.3%6,7051359.451598%59.451598%59.5%3,2471459.028907%59.028907%59.0%36,904,40236.9M58.199286%58.199286%58.2%69,696,97669.7M57.822738%57.822738%57.8%13,10513.1k1552.036337%52.036337%52.0%78,82178.8k52.036337%52.036337%52.0%78,82178.8k52.036337%52.036337%52.0%78,82178.8k51.934188%51.934188%51.9%2,0892,0901647.200175%47.200175%47.2%10,02010.0k1746.861281%46.861281%46.9%2,817,1842.82M41.685447%41.685447%41.7%10,30710.3k1832.043574%32.043574%32.0%9,05619

Definitions

Throughout these reports we will refer to several racial and ethnic groups, the definitions of which derive from those used by the US Census Bureau. In the interests of brevity and clarity we have combined several of the Census categories yielding the following mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories:

  • White: non-Hispanic whites
  • Hispanic: Hispanics, excluding black and Asian Hispanics
  • Black: blacks, including Hispanic blacks
  • Asian: Asians, including Hispanic Asians
  • Mixed: non-Hispanic mixed race people
  • Other: American Indians and other groups not otherwise categorized

In all cases, racial and ethnic classification is based on self-identification. While the term 'Hispanic' is an ethnic, not a racial, designation (and so there exist Hispanic and non-Hispanic people of all races), we conform with the common practice of comparing Hispanics with other racial groups. This is reflected in our categorization (listed above), and in our preference for the term 'ethno-racial group' in place of just 'race'. Finally, while these categories are used wherever possible, the data does not always allow this grouping, so it is important to read the footnotes of each chart to understand the definitions used therein.

Unlike the other geographical entities detailed on this site, neighborhoods are not recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau. To overcome this we have computed reasonable estimates of the same statistics that are presented for other the entity types. Each statistic is computed as the weighted sum or average of the census tracts or block groups that overlap the neighborhood. A weighted sum is used for counts of people or households, and a weighted average is used for statistics that are themselves some form of average, such as median household income. Census block groups are preferred when the statistic in question is available on the block group level. The weight for a given tract (or block group) is computed as the population of the census tabulation blocks that occupy the intersection between the tract and the neighborhood as a fraction of the total population of the neighborhood.

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