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

6,280,697 Population
6,567.6 square miles 956.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$51,437 ±$439 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $40,635 ±$381
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$105,659 ±$1,128 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $76,456 ±$842
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

7.6% ±0.4% (465,533  ±21,467) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 822,775 (±0.3% / ±24,460)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

35.6 minutes ±0.2 (112,496,720  ±1,030,988) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 29.1 117,533,485 (±0.2 / ±1,055,114)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

2,251,002 ±8,870 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,191,847 ±12,998
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (6,175,951  ±5,133) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,290,622 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.8% ±0.3% (75,572  ±4,393) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 98,004 (±0.3% / ±5,464)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

2,401,483 ±2,351 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,562,258 ±463
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$446,300 ±$3,299 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $288,800 ±$2,150
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.6% ±0.4% (906,082  ±24,478.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 14.7% 1,238,177 (±0.4% / ±30,524.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

91% ±0.7% (3,923,734  ±30,780.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90% 5,288,045 (±0.6% / ±35,481.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
51.4% ±0.5% (2,215,720  ±21,981) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 39.6% 2,325,070 (±0.4% / ±22,247.5)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

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

22.9% ±0.4% (1,439,844  ±22,911) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.7% 1,083,823 (±0.2% / ±18,291)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.8% ±0.2% (372,052  ±10,794) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10% 655,698 (±0.2% / ±13,319)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
372,052 Total veterans ±10,794 314,194 Male ±9,381 57,858 Female ±3,631

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