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

6,133,552 Population
6,246.7 square miles 981.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±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: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$45,545 ±$382 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Virginia: $36,206 ±$295
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $31,128 ±$63
$95,843 ±$925 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Virginia: $68,114 ±$748
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $57,617 ±$115

8.4% ±0.3% (506,066  ±19,893) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 11% 896,440 (±0.4% / ±28,235)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 44,268,996 (±0.1% / ±246,910)

34.8 minutes ±0.3 (106,729,450  ±1,026,779) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 28.5 112,188,250 (±0.2 / ±908,595)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.6 3,802,425,670 (±0.1 / ±7,681,794)

Families

2,191,806 ±7,669 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,120,692 ±13,161
  • United States: 118,860,065 ±154,606
2.8 ±0 (6,026,273  ±5,295) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,170,182 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.7 315,047,636

5% ±0.3% (78,670  ±4,416) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,200 (±0.3% / ±5,723)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,946,903 (±0.1% / ±36,746)

Housing

2,342,764 ±2,183 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,491,185 ±609
  • United States: 135,702,775 ±3,052

$411,400 ±$3,128 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Virginia: $264,000 ±$2,048
  • about double the amount in United States: $205,000 ±$467

15% ±0.4% (911,172  ±26,114.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 15.7% 1,303,492 (±0.3% / ±28,350.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.6% 46,701,858 (±0.1% / ±203,161.6)

Social

90.6% ±0.7% (3,771,232  ±27,745) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 89.3% 5,106,859 (±0.6% / ±34,307.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 87.5% 191,063,246 (±0.1% / ±220,872.9)
50.2% ±0.5% (2,090,528  ±19,454.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 38.1% 2,178,685 (±0.4% / ±20,696.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 31.3% 68,334,277 (±0.1% / ±133,659.9)

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

23% ±0.3% (1,407,787  ±18,010) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 12.3% 1,031,169 (±0.2% / ±17,341)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 13.5% 43,739,345 (±0% / ±129,849)

8.1% ±0.2% (379,142  ±8,246) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 671,080 (±0.2% / ±10,775)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.4% 18,496,937 (±0% / ±66,959)
379,142 Total veterans ±8,246 324,618 Male ±7,085 54,524 Female ±3,434

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