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Washington, DC

678,972 Population
61.1 square miles 11,107.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6468%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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37%White40%Black0%Native4%Asian0%Islander1%Other6%Two+12%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$78,479 ±$2,766 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $61,464 ±$596
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
$108,210 ±$6,847 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $121,469 ±$1,331
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970

14% ±1.6% (91,068  ±10,115) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.9% 490,595 (±0.4% / ±22,757)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty17%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty18%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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30.4 minutes ±0.8 (8,490,895  ±371,734) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.7 86,635,990 (±0.2 / ±890,739)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 27.5 100,333,640 (±0.2 / ±835,122)

Families

334,673 ±3,520 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,409,575 ±7,566
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
1.9 (641,371  ±) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,199,581 (±0 / ±2,614)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742

Population by household type

Married couples39%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married34%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale54%Female55%
Now marriedMale38%Female30%
DivorcedMale6%†Female10%†
WidowedMale2%†Female5%†
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3.9% ±0.9% (7,986  ±1,947) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 77,153 (±0.3% / ±4,733)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%†15-194%†20-245%†25-294%†30-357%†35-394%†40-441%†45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

367,125 ±69 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,532,369 ±2,015
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Renter occupied61%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Multi-unit69%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$715,500 ±$20,516 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $574,000 ±$4,126
  • nearly double the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468

21% ±1.8% (140,412  ±12,245.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.2% 823,817 (±0.4% / ±26,634.7)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)

Social

92.8% ±2.5% (447,896  ±11,853.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.1% 3,960,964 (±0.8% / ±33,076.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
65.9% ±1.9% (318,457  ±8,937.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.8% 2,383,616 (±0.6% / ±24,201.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%†No degree13%High school14%Some college27%Bachelor's39%Post-grad
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19.4% ±1.3% (123,958  ±8,164) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 31.7% 1,882,680 (±0.4% / ±21,471.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 17.8% 1,469,018 (±0.3% / ±21,332.9)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only82%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only80%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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14.1% (95,435  ±6,706) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.6% 1,548,194 (±0.3% / ±17,874)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486

Place of birth for foreign-born population

17%Europe21%Asia17%†Africa1%†Oceania42%Latin America2%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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3.2% ±0.5% (17,445  ±2,645) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7% 340,037 (±0.2% / ±10,315)
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)

Veterans by wartime service

259†WWII1,353†Korea5,713†Vietnam4,328†Gulf (1990s)7,609†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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17,445 Total veterans ±2,645 14,972 Male ±2,357 2,473 Female ±939

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Washington, DC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1150000-washington-dc/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Washington, DC <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US1150000-washington-dc/>