Census Reporter

District of Columbia

702,455 Population
61.1 square miles 11,490.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$55,328 ±$1,285 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$85,203 ±$3,414 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

16.2% ±1.3% (108,055  ±8,920) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

30.9 minutes ±0.5 (10,965,565  ±259,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

287,476 ±2,752 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.3 ±0 (662,826  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.1% ±0.8% (8,651  ±1,728) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

319,579 ±105 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$617,900 ±$17,497 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

18.1% ±1% (125,597  ±7,103.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.1% ±2.2% (460,548  ±10,767.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
60.4% ±1.6% (302,170  ±8,163.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

16.9% ±1% (111,053  ±6,222) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

13.9% ±0.9% (97,846  ±6,609) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

4.1% ±0.4% (23,254  ±2,045) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
23,254 Total veterans ±2,045 20,321 Male ±1,859 2,933 Female ±795

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