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

District Of Columbia & Illinois

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAILLINOISDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking12,710,158#6 of 50 states−12,007,908
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking5,426,429#6 of 50 states−5,076,065
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking376,685#10 of 50 states−337,672
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,322#27 of 50 states+$609
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking6,415,320#6 of 50 states−6,026,304
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking346,721#5 of 50 states−323,503
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking22,045#15 of 50 states−17,577
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking3,578,528#6 of 50 states−3,410,724
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking440,212#4 of 50 states−336,895
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking857,301#6 of 50 states−768,575
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking28.3 min#42 of 50 states+2.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$83,211#18 of 50 states+$26,496
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$46,937#15 of 50 states+$29,667
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$115,705#15 of 50 states+$45,402
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking682,969#6 of 50 states−630,614
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,514,168#7 of 50 states−1,458,998
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking1,238,738#7 of 50 states−1,183,444
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking234,029#7 of 50 states−218,928
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking130,764#6 of 50 states−114,392
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking11,676,608#6 of 50 states−11,015,690
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking860,898#7 of 50 states−829,837
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking8,709,098#6 of 50 states−8,228,587
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking4,369,694#7 of 50 states−4,130,122
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking5,250,734#6 of 50 states−4,977,860
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking859,426#6 of 50 states−760,003
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking295,781#8 of 50 states−279,286
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking7,256,503#8 of 50 states−7,002,153
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,643,989#8 of 50 states−1,358,166
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking14,528#24 of 50 states−13,708
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking806,129#6 of 50 states−771,537
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking2,462,768#5 of 50 states−2,374,338

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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