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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Idaho

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAIDAHODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking2,001,619#38 of 50 states−1,299,369
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking751,859#39 of 50 states−401,495
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking80,871#40 of 50 states−41,858
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,384#29 of 50 states+$547
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking965,244#37 of 50 states−576,228
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking37,396#37 of 50 states−14,178
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking5,211#36 of 50 states−743
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking585,943#38 of 50 states−418,139
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,395#41 of 50 states+98,922
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking120,976#34 of 50 states−32,250
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking22.2 min#9 of 50 states+8.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$81,166#21 of 50 states+$28,541
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$39,870#41 of 50 states+$36,734
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$104,073#26 of 50 states+$57,034
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking53,837#42 of 50 states−1,482
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking246,556#38 of 50 states−191,386
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking196,303#38 of 50 states−141,009
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking33,998#39 of 50 states−18,897
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking18,051#36 of 50 states−1,679
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,793,174#38 of 50 states−1,132,256
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking181,552#36 of 50 states−150,491
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,378,383#37 of 50 states−897,872
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking666,050#38 of 50 states−426,478
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking749,614#37 of 50 states−476,740
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking145,606#40 of 50 states−46,183
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking68,172#36 of 50 states−51,677
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,558,007#36 of 50 states−1,303,657
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking14,354#47 of 50 states+271,469
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking12,541#31 of 50 states−11,721
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking29,215#43 of 50 states+5,377
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking286,185#34 of 50 states−197,755

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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