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

District Of Columbia & Georgia

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAGEORGIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking11,180,878#8 of 50 states−10,478,628
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking4,410,956#10 of 50 states−4,060,592
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking448,064#8 of 50 states−409,051
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,506#33 of 50 states+$425
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking5,463,559#8 of 50 states−5,074,543
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking269,070#8 of 50 states−245,852
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking54,486#7 of 50 states−50,018
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking3,185,291#10 of 50 states−3,017,487
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking64,954#13 of 50 states+38,363
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking803,593#8 of 50 states−714,867
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking29.4 min#45 of 50 states+1.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$79,991#23 of 50 states+$29,716
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$41,996#29 of 50 states+$34,608
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$108,907#23 of 50 states+$52,200
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking456,340#10 of 50 states−403,985
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,249,628#10 of 50 states−1,194,458
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking942,921#10 of 50 states−887,627
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking208,624#9 of 50 states−193,523
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking68,831#15 of 50 states−52,459
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking9,674,616#9 of 50 states−9,013,698
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking1,314,223#4 of 50 states−1,283,162
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking7,389,648#8 of 50 states−6,909,137
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking3,509,710#10 of 50 states−3,270,138
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking4,373,830#8 of 50 states−4,100,956
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking779,019#7 of 50 states−679,596
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking299,412#7 of 50 states−282,917
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking5,367,827#10 of 50 states−5,113,477
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking3,382,731#2 of 50 states−3,096,908
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking17,452#21 of 50 states−16,632
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking544,226#10 of 50 states−509,634
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking1,299,200#10 of 50 states−1,210,770

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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