REACHING WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DC
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in District of Columbia in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	3901-3999 Cathedral Ave NW	GIS Latitude	38.929170	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-77.077670	
Zip Code	20016	Sitescape Category	Cityscape	
State Region		Sitescape Group	Medium Cities	

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-0.5 MILES	0.5-1.5 MILES	1.5-3 MILES	
2010 Population	606,282	12,890	48,858	222,236	
2010 Households	251,692	7,266	21,880	100,592	
2010 Group Quarters	35,457	264	4,595	14,275	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is blue-collar, working families. Approximately 245 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-0.5 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	5,451	75.02%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	1,571	21.62%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	0	0%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Young Cosmopolitans segment. Approximately 973 households within the 0-0.5 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Young Cosmopolitans	Residents are young, single, college educated and earning upper-middle-class incomes as white-collar professionals, managers and executives living in luxury apartments and condos in fast growing cities 	973	13.39%	
America's Wealthiest	The nation's most wealthy households are financially secure with expensive tastes, living the most luxurious of lifestyles in the most affluent and exclusive communities	736	10.13%	
Stable Careers	Young and ethnically diverse singles residing in low- and high-rise apartment buildings and living comfortable lifestyles in big-city metropolitan areas  	598	8.23%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	189,221	75.18%	5,830	80.24%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	61,173	24.3%	1,323	18.21%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	24,532	9.75%	1,206	16.59%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	104,744	41.62%	3,302	45.45%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	BAND	BAND %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	31,335	12%	0	0%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	31,136	12%	0	0%	
# New Churches Needed	126	4	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	6,195	85%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	5,654	78%	
Listening To Music	5,388	74%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	5,309	73%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	5,290	73%	
Dining Out (Not Fast Food)	5,171	71%	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	5,108	70%	

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