Census Reporter

Washington, DC

701,974 Population
61.1 square miles 11,484 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$58,659 ±$827 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $51,515 ±$280
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $41,255 ±$272
$90,842 ±$1,580 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $106,415 ±$534
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $76,398 ±$361

15.5% ±0.5% (103,391  ±3,390) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.6% 465,203 (±0.2% / ±9,193)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10% 826,708 (±0.2% / ±14,162)

30.9 minutes ±0.1 (10,280,220  ±121,162) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 34.8 103,798,810 (±0.1 / ±439,773)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.6 110,956,265 (±0.1 / ±540,678)

Families

288,307 ±1,319 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,244,311 ±3,524
  • Virginia: 3,184,121 ±7,450
2.3 ±0 (662,982  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.7 6,144,696
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,264,926 (±0)

4% ±0.3% (8,439  ±640) 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% 78,474 (±0.1% / ±2,150)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,668 (±0.1% / ±2,317)

Housing

319,192 ±135 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,381,231 ±948
  • Virginia: 3,537,788 ±739

$618,100 ±$10,023 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $436,600 ±$1,500
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $282,800 ±$1,117

19.3% ±0.5% (133,851  ±3,775.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 14.6% 898,452 (±0.2% / ±12,528.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 14.8% 1,243,222 (±0.2% / ±14,246.1)

Social

91.9% ±1.1% (461,175  ±5,359.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 3,902,653 (±0.4% / ±14,864.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90.3% 5,268,348 (±0.3% / ±18,788.5)
59.8% ±0.8% (299,975  ±4,024.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 51.7% 2,209,364 (±0.3% / ±10,578)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 39.5% 2,304,490 (±0.2% / ±11,733.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.4% ±0.4% (94,193  ±2,899) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 22.8% 1,425,904 (±0.2% / ±10,168)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,068,489 (±0.1% / ±9,828)

4.5% ±0.2% (25,514  ±1,228) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8% 381,859 (±0.1% / ±4,462)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 674,242 (±0.1% / ±6,199)
25,514 Total veterans ±1,228 22,595 Male ±1,228 2,919 Female ±347

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