Census Reporter

Washington, DC

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 the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.3 ±0.1

Economics

$55,328 ±$1,285 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $49,436 ±$468
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $38,900 ±$398
$85,203 ±$3,414 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $102,180 ±$774
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $72,577 ±$686

16.2% ±1.3% (108,055  ±8,920) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 468,140 (±0.3% / ±19,915)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10.7% 884,647 (±0.3% / ±27,692)

30.9 minutes ±0.5 (10,965,565  ±259,963) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 34.9 109,724,215 (±0.2 / ±878,635)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.7 114,448,400 (±0.2 / ±999,980)

Families

287,476 ±2,752 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,234,559 ±7,732
  • Virginia: 3,175,524 ±13,138
2.3 ±0 (662,826  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.8 6,145,334 (±0 / ±4,731)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,273,128 (±0)

4.1% ±0.8% (8,651  ±1,728) 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% 78,288 (±0.3% / ±4,693)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,351 (±0.3% / ±5,523)

Housing

319,579 ±105 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,374,883 ±2,305
  • Virginia: 3,538,985 ±985

$617,900 ±$17,497 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $433,200 ±$3,041
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $281,700 ±$1,804

18.1% ±1% (125,597  ±7,103.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14.8% 911,056 (±0.4% / ±23,759.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 15.2% 1,281,573 (±0.4% / ±32,615.9)

Social

92.1% ±2.2% (460,548  ±10,767.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 3,897,989 (±0.7% / ±30,210.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.9% 5,233,622 (±0.6% / ±36,366.9)
60.4% ±1.6% (302,170  ±8,163.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 51.6% 2,200,802 (±0.5% / ±21,501.9)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 39.3% 2,290,457 (±0.4% / ±24,534.7)

16.9% ±1% (111,053  ±6,222) 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: 29.2% 1,706,916 (±0.3% / ±19,281.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 16.4% 1,312,386 (±0.2% / ±17,625)

13.9% ±0.9% (97,846  ±6,609) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 22.8% 1,427,734 (±0.3% / ±20,526)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,065,076 (±0.2% / ±19,005)

4.1% ±0.4% (23,254  ±2,045) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8% 379,557 (±0.2% / ±8,398)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.3% 670,273 (±0.2% / ±11,692)
23,254 Total veterans ±2,045 20,321 Male ±1,859 2,933 Female ±795

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