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Washington, DC-MD Metro Division

1,843,357 Population
1,001.6 square miles 1,840.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$58,371 ±$1,045 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,559 ±$522
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$104,499 ±$2,744 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,244 ±$1,374
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±0.9% (225,401  ±15,609) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.3% 523,048 (±0.4% / ±23,764)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

35.3 minutes ±0.6 (28,609,456  ±654,963) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 33.8 93,357,944 (±0.3 / ±1,118,366)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

745,281 ±5,278 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,415,530 ±7,433
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (1,784,710  ±294) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,333,457 (±0 / ±2,832)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±0.6% (21,421  ±2,769) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 80,297 (±0.4% / ±5,800)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

805,503 ±183 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,550,314 ±1,620
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$485,000 ±$5,262 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $604,800 ±$4,223
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14.1% ±1% (257,996  ±17,481.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 12.5% 798,264 (±0.5% / ±28,753.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.9% ±1.6% (1,145,404  ±20,558.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.3% 4,058,848 (±0.8% / ±33,896)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48.4% ±1.1% (623,379  ±14,526.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 55.5% 2,466,941 (±0.5% / ±23,939.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

25.7% ±0.7% (447,528  ±12,531.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.3% 1,959,452 (±0.4% / ±25,021.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

20.2% (371,950  ±13,472) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.7% 1,589,838 (±0.5% / ±29,196)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±0.4% (83,126  ±5,551) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 6.8% 338,418 (±0.2% / ±9,315)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
83,126 Total veterans ±5,551 66,407 Male ±4,823 16,719 Female ±2,193

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