Census Reporter

Washington, DC

672,228 Population
61.1 square miles 10,994 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2015 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 36.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$50,187 ±$1,986 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $44,677 ±$327
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $34,780 ±$273
$75,628 ±$2,493 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $93,294 ±$1,019
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $66,262 ±$541

17.3% ±1.4% (110,500  ±8,628) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 494,913 (±0.3% / ±20,631)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 11.2% 909,346 (±0.3% / ±25,335)

29.8 minutes ±0.4 (10,040,065  ±216,957) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 34.5 105,384,255 (±0.2 / ±744,704)
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.2 110,751,810 (±0.2 / ±809,315)

Families

281,787 ±3,030 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,172,310 ±8,256
  • Virginia: 3,106,895 ±11,857
2.2 ±0 (632,019  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.8 5,991,318 (±0 / ±5,330)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,139,181 (±0)

4.2% ±0.7% (8,575  ±1,449) 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% 78,161 (±0.3% / ±4,796)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 102,870 (±0.2% / ±4,396)

Housing

309,596 ±59 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,324,965 ±2,190
  • Virginia: 3,468,952 ±479

$551,300 ±$20,660 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $401,500 ±$3,606
  • more than double the amount in Virginia: $257,800 ±$2,248

20.8% ±1.2% (137,982  ±8,014.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 15.7% 942,643 (±0.4% / ±24,640.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 16.1% 1,331,375 (±0.4% / ±30,404.8)

Social

89.8% ±2% (424,635  ±9,315.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 90.2% 3,726,473 (±0.7% / ±26,959.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 88.9% 5,055,557 (±0.6% / ±33,683.6)
56.8% ±1.6% (268,345  ±7,309.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 49.4% 2,039,516 (±0.5% / ±18,993.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 37% 2,102,044 (±0.4% / ±21,561.7)

17.4% ±1% (109,550  ±6,266) 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: 28.7% 1,634,936 (±0.4% / ±21,107.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 15.9% 1,251,625 (±0.2% / ±15,887.7)

14.2% ±0.9% (95,117  ±5,695) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 22.9% 1,397,326 (±0.3% / ±19,692)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 12.2% 1,018,626 (±0.2% / ±14,693)

4.7% ±0.4% (25,963  ±2,438) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 383,978 (±0.2% / ±8,199)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 10.8% 687,876 (±0.2% / ±11,845)
25,963 Total veterans ±2,438 22,192 Male ±2,241 3,771 Female ±822

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