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

5,116,378 Population
1,294.5 square miles 3,952.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 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 ±0.1

Economics

$61,257 ±$741 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$117,721 ±$1,711 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

8.2% ±0.4% (412,513  ±20,220) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

31.1 minutes ±0.2 (63,135,340  ±887,344) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

1,970,339 ±7,612 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.6 ±0 (5,026,677  ±13,298) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.8% ±0.4% (61,918  ±4,844) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

2,071,596 ±3,873 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$590,600 ±$4,343 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.6% ±0.5% (739,669  ±25,251.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.8% ±0.8% (3,241,379  ±28,815.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
57.6% ±0.6% (2,033,239  ±20,918.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

35.2% ±0.6% (1,694,067  ±29,247.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

27.5% ±0.5% (1,408,142  ±23,943) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

6.5% ±0.2% (256,426  ±7,823) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
256,426 Total veterans ±7,823 215,220 Male ±6,144 41,206 Female ±3,620

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