Walter Johnson lived in enumeration district 834 which belongs to the Manhattan tract 216 as a lodger in the Phoenix household.

This tract has a total population of 14828, which is an increase of 2123 since 1910. There are 1903 whites who are 3rd (or higher) generation immigrants, which is about 13% of the total. There are 150 black residents in this tract, which is about 1% of the total population. The largest white ethnic group in this tract is Russian . They have a population of 4378, which comprises about 30% of the total tract population. About 53% of the Russian residents are 1st generation. Germans are the second largest with 1876 ( 13% ), and Austrians are the third with 1323 ( 9% ). The first generation immigrants make up about 32% and 43% of these groups, respectively. There are 344.8 persons per acre in this tract, which is an increase of 49.4 since 1910. About 1% of families own their homes.