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STATE · ADMITTED 1790

District of Columbia

681,294 residents · 1 counties · 1 cities · 61.0 sq mi · 206 census tracts
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District of Columbia is a state of 681,294 people. This is an unusually credentialed place: 64% of adults have a four-year degree. 42% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $737,100, having more than tripled since 2000. That puts it in the top 1% of US states for household income. There are 11,169 people per square mile.

DC
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
681,294
+19%since 2000
from 572,059 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
11,169 / sq mi
+16%since 2009
from 9,646 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
34.9
+1%since 2000
from 34.6 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
61.0 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
560K596K632K669K705K19902000201020202024District of Columbia
2024681K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(40,453)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.4%(36,783)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(33,200)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.3%(36,239)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.7%(45,700)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3422%(150,199)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4416.7%(113,747)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.6%(72,373)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.6%(65,441)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(50,502)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844%(27,107)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.4%(9,550)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$109,870
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,127 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$77,348
+170%since 2000
from $28,659 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
63.9%
+24.5 ptssince 2009
from 39.3% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.4%
−4.8 ptssince 2000
from 20.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.517
−3%since 2010
from 0.535 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Information4.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Arts, entertainment, food3.7%
US avg: 1.9%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance2.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Wholesale trade2.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade1.4%
US avg: 9.9%
Transportation & warehousing0.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.2%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$737,100
+164%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $153,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,954
+74%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $618 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
41.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 40.8% in 2000
58.5% rent
Vacancy rate
10.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
1.99 people
−10%since 2009
from 2.21 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.8%
−10.1 ptssince 2009
from 31.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.3%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
6.7
−14%since 2009
from 7.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic27.8%(159,178)
Black59.4%(340,088)
Hispanic / Latino7.9%(44,953)
Asian2.6%(15,039)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic36.5%(248,392)
Black41.6%(283,502)
Hispanic / Latino11.9%(81,152)
Asian4.3%(29,294)
Other5.7%(38,954)
Diversity Score
84
+14%since 2009
from 74 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Central American4.2%(28,446)
Salvadoran2.7%(18,098)
Mexican2.4%(16,516)
South American2.4%(16,184)
Puerto Rican0.8%(5,371)
Colombian0.7%(5,060)
Guatemalan0.7%(5,039)
Dominican0.5%(3,453)
Spaniard0.5%(3,258)
Cuban0.5%(3,100)
Peruvian0.4%(2,688)
Honduran0.4%(2,436)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0.3%(1,979)
Venezuelan0.3%(1,879)
Ecuadorian0.2%(1,644)
Chilean0.2%(1,266)
Costa Rican0.1%(853)
Nicaraguan0.1%(851)
Panamanian0.1%(780)
Bolivian0.1%(773)
Uruguayan0.1%(421)
Paraguayan0%(295)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.2%(8,197)
Chinese1%(6,695)
Korean0.5%(3,452)
Filipino0.4%(2,453)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,295)
Japanese0.2%(1,206)
Taiwanese0.1%(687)
Pakistani0.1%(680)
Nepalese0.1%(509)
Bangladeshi0.1%(453)
Indonesian0.1%(408)
Burmese0%(268)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(252)
Cambodian0%(130)
Sri Lankan0%(130)
Kazakh0%(126)
Laotian0%(34)
Uzbek0%(31)
Okinawan0%(28)
Hmong0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(198)
Samoan0%(76)
Guamanian0%(51)
Tongan0%(13)
Ancestry
Irish8.1%(55,299)
German7.8%(52,902)
English7.1%(48,479)
Italian4.6%(31,565)
Subsaharan African4.4%(29,664)
American3%(20,229)
Polish2.3%(15,592)
West Indian1.9%(13,111)
French1.6%(11,160)
Scottish1.6%(10,661)
Ethiopian1.4%(9,569)
Russian1.3%(9,064)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Jamaican1%(7,007)
Arab1%(6,895)
British0.8%(5,114)
Swedish0.7%(5,097)
Dutch0.7%(4,613)
Norwegian0.7%(4,449)
Nigerian0.6%(4,162)
Ukrainian0.6%(3,984)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,785)
Greek0.5%(3,557)
Iranian0.4%(3,059)
Welsh0.4%(2,645)
Hungarian0.4%(2,617)
Lebanese0.4%(2,539)
Czech0.3%(2,378)
Austrian0.3%(2,328)
Lithuanian0.3%(2,184)
Danish0.3%(2,171)
French Canadian0.3%(2,016)
Haitian0.3%(2,008)
Swiss0.3%(1,829)
Portuguese0.2%(1,668)
Brazilian0.2%(1,636)
Romanian0.2%(1,552)
Turkish0.2%(1,445)
Slovak0.2%(1,329)
Finnish0.2%(1,101)
Canadian0.1%(1,019)
Ghanaian0.1%(993)
Guyanese0.1%(966)
Croatian0.1%(949)
Syrian0.1%(923)
Armenian0.1%(898)
Moroccan0.1%(662)
Egyptian0.1%(647)
Belgian0.1%(633)
Latvian0.1%(592)
Bulgarian0.1%(548)
Israeli0.1%(548)
Palestinian0.1%(526)
Kenyan0.1%(463)
Slovene0.1%(412)
Serbian0.1%(378)
Barbadian0%(264)
Australian0%(256)
Iraqi0%(252)
Macedonian0%(133)
Jordanian0%(112)
Somali0%(97)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
64.2%
+25.2 ptssince 2000
from 39.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.7%
+14.8 ptssince 2000
from 77.8% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
38.0%
+17.0 ptssince 2000
from 21.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
30.0 min
+54%since 2000
from 19.4 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
27.4%
−9.6 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
4.0%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
20.3%
−16.8 ptssince 2009
from 37.1% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
33.0%
+28.3 ptssince 2009
from 4.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
9.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
3.3%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
36.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.3%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 10.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
71.6%
+4.4 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.8%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.4% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 14.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
71.7%
+15.9 ptssince 2009
from 55.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 47.2% in 2009
Female
52.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 52.8% in 2009
Foreign born
14.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
3.5%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2012
from 11.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
3.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 6.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.2%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 77.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.5%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 93.0% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
80.2%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 80.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
80.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2016
from 82.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
9.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2016
from 8.8% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married54.9%(146,972)
Married36.3%(97,142)
Widowed1.8%(4,830)
Divorced7%(18,829)
Women 15+
Never married56%(169,635)
Married28.8%(87,421)
Widowed5.3%(16,209)
Divorced9.8%(29,820)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
3.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2013
from 6.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.7%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 59.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.8%
−1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.2%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 13.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 26.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
71.5%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 70.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
34.4%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 35.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)37.3%(7,258)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(4,123)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28%(5,456)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6%(1,165)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(188)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,465 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

1.Washington693,645
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (1)
1.Washington6,465,724

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in District of Columbia?

District of Columbia has about 681,294 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in District of Columbia?

The typical household in District of Columbia earns about $109,870 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is District of Columbia expensive?

In District of Columbia, the median home is worth about $737,100, and the typical rent is about $1,954 a month.

How educated are people in District of Columbia?

About 64.2% of adults age 25 and over in District of Columbia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in District of Columbia?

About 15.4% of people in District of Columbia live below the federal poverty line.

Has District of Columbia grown since 1990?

Yes, District of Columbia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 74,394 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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