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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Alaska

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAALASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking740,133#48 of 50 states−37,883
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking326,200#49 of 50 states+24,164
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking55,712#46 of 50 states−16,699
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,444#31 of 50 states+$487
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking342,028#49 of 50 states+46,988
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking21,681#44 of 50 states+1,537
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking26,882#12 of 50 states−22,414
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking195,492#48 of 50 states−27,688
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking2,460#48 of 50 states+100,857
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking30,477#48 of 50 states+58,249
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking19.8 min#5 of 50 states+11.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$95,665#11 of 50 states+$14,042
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$47,267#13 of 50 states+$29,337
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$122,082#13 of 50 states+$39,025
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking28,394#47 of 50 states+23,961
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking72,734#50 of 50 states−17,564
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking66,714#50 of 50 states−11,420
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking9,385#50 of 50 states+5,716
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking11,207#46 of 50 states+5,165
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking628,145#48 of 50 states+32,773
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking77,532#41 of 50 states−46,471
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking464,281#48 of 50 states+16,230
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking266,835#47 of 50 states−27,263
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking232,937#49 of 50 states+39,937
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking88,269#44 of 50 states+11,154
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking20,354#50 of 50 states−3,859
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking421,910#49 of 50 states−167,560
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking17,803#45 of 50 states+268,020
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking99,626#5 of 50 states−98,806
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking43,816#38 of 50 states−9,224
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking57,229#44 of 50 states+31,201

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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