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

6,251,240 Population
6,246.9 square miles 1,000.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$49,436 ±$468 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $38,900 ±$398
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$102,180 ±$774 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $72,577 ±$686
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

7.6% ±0.3% (468,140  ±19,915) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 10.7% 884,647 (±0.3% / ±27,692)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

34.9 minutes ±0.2 (109,724,215  ±878,635) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.7 114,448,400 (±0.2 / ±999,980)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

2,234,559 ±7,732 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,175,524 ±13,138
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.8 ±0 (6,145,334  ±4,731) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,273,128 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5% ±0.3% (78,288  ±4,693) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 99,351 (±0.3% / ±5,523)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

2,374,883 ±2,305 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,538,985 ±985
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$433,200 ±$3,041 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $281,700 ±$1,804
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.8% ±0.4% (911,056  ±23,759.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 15.2% 1,281,573 (±0.4% / ±32,615.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.3% ±0.7% (3,897,989  ±30,210.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.9% 5,233,622 (±0.6% / ±36,366.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
51.6% ±0.5% (2,200,802  ±21,501.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 39.3% 2,290,457 (±0.4% / ±24,534.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

22.8% ±0.3% (1,427,734  ±20,526) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,065,076 (±0.2% / ±19,005)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8% ±0.2% (379,557  ±8,398) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.3% 670,273 (±0.2% / ±11,692)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
379,557 Total veterans ±8,398 320,734 Male ±6,947 58,823 Female ±4,301

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