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

6,358,652 Population
6,567.7 square miles 968.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$55,165 ±$520 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $43,756 ±$319
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$110,355 ±$1,335 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $80,963 ±$731
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

8.7% ±0.4% (545,736  ±21,628) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 854,145 (±0.3% / ±27,033)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

31 minutes ±0.2 (68,657,800  ±850,958) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 26.4 87,504,570 (±0.2 / ±856,570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

2,384,977 ±6,531 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,331,461 ±10,153
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
2.6 ±0 (6,257,019  ±5,243) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,407,497 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

5% ±0.3% (78,316  ±4,944) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 4.7% 96,332 (±0.3% / ±6,089)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

2,525,717 ±2,391 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,652,329 ±452
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$497,800 ±$3,806 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $330,600 ±$2,799
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

14.1% ±0.4% (885,645  ±27,027.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.7% 1,172,297 (±0.3% / ±28,939.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

91.9% ±0.7% (4,013,938  ±30,437.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.4% 5,430,700 (±0.6% / ±36,716.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
53.4% ±0.5% (2,334,284  ±22,241.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 41.8% 2,484,460 (±0.4% / ±23,052.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

29.5% ±0.4% (1,764,530  ±22,107) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 16.5% 1,348,546 (±0.3% / ±21,287.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 21.6% 67,754,440 (±0.1% / ±171,150.5)

23% ±0.3% (1,461,587  ±21,127) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.4% 1,070,347 (±0.2% / ±18,913)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

7.4% ±0.2% (361,039  ±9,341) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.7% 641,144 (±0.2% / ±11,570)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
361,039 Total veterans ±9,341 305,197 Male ±7,387 55,842 Female ±3,895

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