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

6,216,710 Population
6,247.1 square miles 995.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.2 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$47,285 ±$412 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $37,442 ±$357
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$99,669 ±$1,114 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $71,535 ±$544
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

7.9% ±0.3% (482,845  ±19,583) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.6% 874,483 (±0.3% / ±27,673)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

35 minutes ±0.3 (109,147,145  ±962,901) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.6 113,374,705 (±0.2 / ±983,622)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

2,203,717 ±7,227 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,120,880 ±13,665
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.8 ±0 (6,107,869  ±4,492) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,227,726 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

4.9% ±0.2% (77,819  ±3,804) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,976 (±0.3% / ±5,328)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

2,354,827 ±2,038 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,512,917 ±441
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$424,600 ±$3,144 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $273,400 ±$2,310
  • about double the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

15% ±0.4% (920,165  ±25,135.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 15.3% 1,282,740 (±0.3% / ±26,474.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

90.8% ±0.7% (3,853,555  ±28,948.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.7% 5,185,844 (±0.6% / ±34,304.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
50.8% ±0.5% (2,154,540  ±21,093.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 38.7% 2,237,216 (±0.4% / ±21,991.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data

23.1% ±0.3% (1,435,547  ±20,867) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,062,370 (±0.2% / ±16,028)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

8.4% ±0.2% (398,745  ±9,305) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.6% 687,271 (±0.2% / ±10,981)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
398,745 Total veterans ±9,305 339,248 Male ±7,710 59,497 Female ±3,925

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