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

District Of Columbia & Connecticut

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIACONNECTICUTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking3,675,069#29 of 50 states−2,972,819
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,530,197#29 of 50 states−1,179,833
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking98,822#37 of 50 states−59,809
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,550#35 of 50 states+$381
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,903,478#28 of 50 states−1,514,462
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking99,093#28 of 50 states−75,875
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking8,549#29 of 50 states−4,081
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,031,140#29 of 50 states−863,336
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking75,292#12 of 50 states+28,025
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking250,606#26 of 50 states−161,880
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking27.0 min#37 of 50 states+4.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$96,049#10 of 50 states+$13,658
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$56,190#2 of 50 states+$20,414
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$139,313#4 of 50 states+$21,794
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking173,433#29 of 50 states−121,078
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking472,400#29 of 50 states−417,230
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking380,368#28 of 50 states−325,074
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking70,857#31 of 50 states−55,756
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking39,802#24 of 50 states−23,430
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking3,419,245#29 of 50 states−2,758,327
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking211,726#33 of 50 states−180,665
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,456,311#30 of 50 states−1,975,800
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,379,370#29 of 50 states−1,139,798
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,541,581#28 of 50 states−1,268,707
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking243,541#32 of 50 states−144,118
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking115,957#28 of 50 states−99,462
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,221,018#31 of 50 states−1,966,668
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking365,281#24 of 50 states−79,458
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking3,756#44 of 50 states−2,936
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking172,938#24 of 50 states−138,346
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking706,806#18 of 50 states−618,376

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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