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Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area

6,437,907 Population
6,033.7 square miles 1,067 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,559 ±$522 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$126,244 ±$1,374 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.3% ±0.4% (523,048  ±23,764) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

33.8 minutes ±0.3 (93,357,944  ±1,118,366) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,415,530 ±7,433 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (6,333,457  ±2,832) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5% ±0.4% (80,297  ±5,800) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,550,314 ±1,620 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$604,800 ±$4,223 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.5% ±0.5% (798,264  ±28,753.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±0.8% (4,058,848  ±33,896) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
55.5% ±0.5% (2,466,941  ±23,939.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

32.3% ±0.4% (1,959,452  ±25,021.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

24.7% ±0.5% (1,589,838  ±29,196) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.8% ±0.2% (338,418  ±9,315) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
338,418 Total veterans ±9,315 281,162 Male ±8,711 57,256 Female ±4,252

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