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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Indiana

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAINDIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking6,924,275#17 of 50 states−6,222,025
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,923,175#17 of 50 states−2,572,811
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking250,464#20 of 50 states−211,451
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,104#16 of 50 states+$827
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,406,179#17 of 50 states−3,017,163
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking145,489#18 of 50 states−122,271
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking4,115#39 of 50 states+353
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,986,259#16 of 50 states−1,818,455
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking19,794#26 of 50 states+83,523
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking323,341#23 of 50 states−234,615
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking24.6 min#22 of 50 states+6.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$71,959#41 of 50 states+$37,748
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$38,794#42 of 50 states+$37,810
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$95,565#42 of 50 states+$65,542
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking238,944#24 of 50 states−186,589
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking890,811#16 of 50 states−835,641
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking697,014#16 of 50 states−641,720
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking144,322#15 of 50 states−129,221
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking47,101#21 of 50 states−30,729
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking6,316,031#17 of 50 states−5,655,113
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking512,807#14 of 50 states−481,746
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,589,759#17 of 50 states−4,109,248
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,536,167#16 of 50 states−2,296,595
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,847,476#16 of 50 states−2,574,602
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking397,092#22 of 50 states−297,669
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking155,550#21 of 50 states−139,055
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking5,142,060#11 of 50 states−4,887,710
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking619,678#20 of 50 states−333,855
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking5,915#40 of 50 states−5,095
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking186,325#22 of 50 states−151,733
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking626,616#20 of 50 states−538,186

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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