A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Delaware

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIADELAWAREDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,051,917#45 of 50 states−349,667
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking448,735#45 of 50 states−98,371
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking64,111#43 of 50 states−25,098
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,530#34 of 50 states+$401
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking508,349#45 of 50 states−119,333
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking27,357#41 of 50 states−4,139
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking4,829#37 of 50 states−361
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking322,868#44 of 50 states−155,064
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking11,740#32 of 50 states+91,577
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking64,492#44 of 50 states+24,234
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.8 min#36 of 50 states+4.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$87,534#13 of 50 states+$22,173
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$45,438#18 of 50 states+$31,166
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$114,291#17 of 50 states+$46,816
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking41,214#43 of 50 states+11,141
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking157,858#44 of 50 states−102,688
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking141,559#43 of 50 states−86,265
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking20,017#45 of 50 states−4,916
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking8,714#47 of 50 states+7,658
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking965,746#45 of 50 states−304,828
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking71,608#44 of 50 states−40,547
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking723,573#45 of 50 states−243,062
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking413,752#45 of 50 states−174,180
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking402,254#45 of 50 states−129,380
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking81,333#45 of 50 states+18,090
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking24,376#48 of 50 states−7,881
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking595,235#46 of 50 states−340,885
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking225,206#32 of 50 states+60,617
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking830#50 of 50 states−10
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking50,610#37 of 50 states−16,018
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking122,813#40 of 50 states−34,383

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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