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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Colorado

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIACOLORADODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking5,957,494#21 of 50 states−5,255,244
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,491,404#21 of 50 states−2,141,040
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking182,219#28 of 50 states−143,206
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,822#46 of 50 states+$109
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,182,088#19 of 50 states−2,793,072
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking142,180#19 of 50 states−118,962
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking43,781#9 of 50 states−39,313
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,533,908#23 of 50 states−1,366,104
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking54,630#15 of 50 states+48,687
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking629,420#13 of 50 states−540,694
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking25.7 min#24 of 50 states+5.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$97,113#8 of 50 states+$12,594
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$54,531#4 of 50 states+$22,073
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$131,072#8 of 50 states+$30,035
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking221,900#26 of 50 states−169,545
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking643,920#24 of 50 states−588,750
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking557,730#23 of 50 states−502,436
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking77,952#30 of 50 states−62,851
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking54,436#19 of 50 states−38,064
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking5,395,201#22 of 50 states−4,734,283
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking463,722#19 of 50 states−432,661
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,146,783#22 of 50 states−3,666,272
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,886,074#26 of 50 states−1,646,502
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,485,684#21 of 50 states−2,212,810
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking494,397#16 of 50 states−394,974
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking194,884#17 of 50 states−178,389
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking3,789,553#21 of 50 states−3,535,203
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking235,585#31 of 50 states+50,238
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking22,506#18 of 50 states−21,686
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking203,023#21 of 50 states−168,431
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking1,382,948#8 of 50 states−1,294,518

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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