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

5,230,370 Population
1,294.4 square miles 4,040.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$65,410 ±$625 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$126,844 ±$1,503 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.7% ±0.4% (445,208  ±21,739) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.8 minutes ±0.3 (73,608,430  ±1,053,748) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

1,985,870 ±8,154 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0 (5,140,987  ±14,498) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±0.4% (65,055  ±5,153) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,098,959 ±4,010 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$634,500 ±$4,878 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

13.1% ±0.5% (679,222  ±26,216.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.8% ±0.8% (3,287,132  ±30,578.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
58.2% ±0.6% (2,108,243  ±22,073.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

36.2% ±0.5% (1,786,032  ±26,440.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

27.8% ±0.5% (1,454,266  ±27,777) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.1% ±0.2% (244,743  ±8,062) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
244,743 Total veterans ±8,062 202,190 Male ±7,458 42,553 Female ±3,881

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