Navy Yard City is a city of 2,672 people in Washington. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 34.3. There are 4,352 people per square mile. Households here earn about 29% less than in Washington as a whole. The poverty rate is 21.9%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,852, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 116%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Navy Yard City
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$133,684 → $342,600(+156%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share3.8% → 23.8%(+19.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants49.7% → 57.9%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)60.8%(240)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.6%(34)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(110)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 395 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Navy Yard City, decade by decade
Navy Yard City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,797
$58,938
$133,684
4.1%
33.0
2000
2,638
$66,099
$158,302
13.8%
54.6
2010
2,477
$69,515
$249,017
17.9%
59.5
2020
2,759
$66,965
$237,196
16.2%
70.7
2024
2,672
$69,852
$342,600
23.2%
61.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
