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

6,304,449 Population
6,034.5 square miles 1,044.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 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

$61,464 ±$596 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$121,469 ±$1,331 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

7.9% ±0.4% (490,595  ±22,757) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

32.7 minutes ±0.2 (86,635,990  ±890,739) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

2,409,575 ±7,566 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0 (6,199,581  ±2,614) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.3% (77,153  ±4,733) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

2,532,369 ±2,015 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$574,000 ±$4,126 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.2% ±0.4% (823,817  ±26,634.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.1% ±0.8% (3,960,964  ±33,076.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
54.8% ±0.6% (2,383,616  ±24,201.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

31.7% ±0.4% (1,882,680  ±21,471.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

24.6% ±0.3% (1,548,194  ±17,874) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

7% ±0.2% (340,037  ±10,315) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
340,037 Total veterans ±10,315 283,516 Male ±9,485 56,521 Female ±3,553

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