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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Alabama

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAALABAMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking5,157,699#24 of 50 states−4,455,449
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,288,330#24 of 50 states−1,937,966
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking322,243#11 of 50 states−283,230
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,077#12 of 50 states+$854
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking2,344,294#24 of 50 states−1,955,278
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking103,581#26 of 50 states−80,363
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking15,210#21 of 50 states−10,742
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,697,053#20 of 50 states−1,529,249
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking10,169#33 of 50 states+93,148
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking193,754#28 of 50 states−105,028
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.0 min#27 of 50 states+5.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$66,659#44 of 50 states+$43,048
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$36,940#44 of 50 states+$39,664
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$90,741#44 of 50 states+$70,366
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking268,775#20 of 50 states−216,420
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking717,490#21 of 50 states−662,320
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking523,035#24 of 50 states−467,741
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking131,556#18 of 50 states−116,455
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking28,919#28 of 50 states−12,547
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking4,655,862#24 of 50 states−3,994,944
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking417,848#21 of 50 states−386,787
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking3,426,395#24 of 50 states−2,945,884
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,921,506#25 of 50 states−1,681,934
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,809,091#24 of 50 states−1,536,217
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking401,713#20 of 50 states−302,290
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking130,343#26 of 50 states−113,848
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking3,239,077#24 of 50 states−2,984,727
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,293,728#14 of 50 states−1,007,905
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking16,318#23 of 50 states−15,498
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking78,339#34 of 50 states−43,747
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking306,966#32 of 50 states−218,536

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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