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Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD Urban Area

5,146,120 Population
1,294.5 square miles 3,975.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$63,001 ±$680 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$122,458 ±$1,682 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

8.3% ±0.4% (418,770  ±20,567) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

31.7 minutes ±0.1 (68,809,610  ±720,551) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,990,397 ±8,193 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (5,056,694  ±13,716) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5% ±0.3% (64,136  ±4,390) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

2,092,950 ±4,431 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$607,500 ±$4,613 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.9% ±0.5% (708,696  ±25,016.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.8% ±0.8% (3,229,086  ±30,617.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
57.5% ±0.6% (2,043,646  ±22,461.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

35.4% ±0.6% (1,715,265  ±26,874.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

27.6% ±0.3% (1,417,732  ±17,564) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.3% ±0.2% (250,431  ±8,542) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
250,431 Total veterans ±8,542 208,275 Male ±7,453 42,156 Female ±3,230

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