A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Arizona

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAARIZONADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking7,582,384#14 of 50 states−6,880,134
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking3,082,000#14 of 50 states−2,731,636
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking316,703#12 of 50 states−277,690
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,672#41 of 50 states+$259
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,606,425#15 of 50 states−3,217,409
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking172,459#13 of 50 states−149,241
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking23,856#13 of 50 states−19,388
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking2,391,066#13 of 50 states−2,223,262
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking40,580#21 of 50 states+62,737
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking582,289#14 of 50 states−493,563
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.4 min#31 of 50 states+4.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$81,486#20 of 50 states+$28,221
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$43,676#23 of 50 states+$32,928
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$110,522#20 of 50 states+$50,585
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking302,882#16 of 50 states−250,527
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,021,244#13 of 50 states−966,074
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking796,010#13 of 50 states−740,716
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking113,472#21 of 50 states−98,371
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking58,875#18 of 50 states−42,503
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking6,705,980#15 of 50 states−6,045,062
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking767,380#9 of 50 states−736,319
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,857,065#15 of 50 states−4,376,554
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,809,218#13 of 50 states−2,569,646
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,903,647#15 of 50 states−2,630,773
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking482,994#18 of 50 states−383,571
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking212,178#14 of 50 states−195,683
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking3,882,098#20 of 50 states−3,627,748
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking336,277#26 of 50 states−50,454
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking235,367#2 of 50 states−234,547
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking289,457#19 of 50 states−254,865
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking2,435,661#6 of 50 states−2,347,231

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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