Errrr . . . . the residents of Dupont Circle are mostly singles, with a very high proportion of gays. It's sort of the DC version of the East Village or Castro St.
The "white" areas of DC are actually more integrated than you'd think. The stratification of "white" areas is social, not ethnic.
The "black" areas, on the other hand, are not mixed, but they're the type of places that more affluent blacks don't want to live, either, so I would argue that's social stratification, as well.
Ethnic mixing became more common after the capitol gains tax exclusion was raised. People "moving up" to nicer houses didn't need to "move out" to the 'burbs to avoid paying capitol gains tax. So there's a real pattern of young affluent people buying and fixing up houses in areas that used to be decaying.
I don't live in DC, I live in Fairfax, but on my block three of the neighboring families are black, three Asian (one Chinese, two Vietnamese), one Indian, one Middle Eastern, and five white (including one gay guy who is an interior designer).
These are the type of people who work at the World Bank, IMF, and various agencies of federal, state and local government, plus small business owners and a sprinkling of retirees. DC area is very, very mixed. |
