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Washington, DC

681,170 Population
61.1 square miles 11,140.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 36.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$50,567 ±$1,813 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $45,545 ±$382
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $36,206 ±$295
$75,506 ±$3,416 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $95,843 ±$925
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $68,114 ±$748

18.6% ±1.4% (120,308  ±9,084) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.4% 506,066 (±0.3% / ±19,893)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 11% 896,440 (±0.4% / ±28,235)

30.8 minutes ±0.6 (10,491,175  ±271,793) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 34.8 106,729,450 (±0.3 / ±1,026,779)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.5 112,188,250 (±0.2 / ±908,595)

Families

281,241 ±3,152 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,191,806 ±7,669
  • Virginia: 3,120,692 ±13,161
2.3 ±0 (641,401  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.8 6,026,273 (±0 / ±5,295)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,170,182 (±0)

4.5% ±0.8% (9,372  ±1,672) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,670 (±0.3% / ±4,416)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,200 (±0.3% / ±5,723)

Housing

313,703 ±112 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,342,764 ±2,183
  • Virginia: 3,491,185 ±609

$576,100 ±$17,732 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $411,400 ±$3,128
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $264,000 ±$2,048

19.9% ±1.2% (133,475  ±7,716.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 15% 911,172 (±0.4% / ±26,114.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 15.7% 1,303,492 (±0.3% / ±28,350.1)

Social

90.5% ±2% (434,415  ±9,725.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 90.6% 3,771,232 (±0.7% / ±27,745)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.3% 5,106,859 (±0.6% / ±34,307.8)
56.8% ±1.5% (272,875  ±7,279.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 50.2% 2,090,528 (±0.5% / ±19,454.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 38.1% 2,178,685 (±0.4% / ±20,696.2)

17.1% ±0.8% (109,280  ±4,878.4) 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: 29% 1,663,685 (±0.3% / ±18,950.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 16.2% 1,283,167 (±0.2% / ±19,027.9)

13.3% ±0.7% (90,631  ±5,024) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 23% 1,407,787 (±0.3% / ±18,010)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.3% 1,031,169 (±0.2% / ±17,341)

4.7% ±0.4% (26,346  ±2,419) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 379,142 (±0.2% / ±8,246)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 671,080 (±0.2% / ±10,775)
26,346 Total veterans ±2,419 23,410 Male ±2,247 2,936 Female ±826

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