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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Iowa

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAIOWADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking3,241,488#32 of 50 states−2,539,238
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,412,789#30 of 50 states−1,062,425
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking115,049#35 of 50 states−76,036
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$981#3 of 50 states+$950
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,674,133#31 of 50 states−1,285,117
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking55,020#35 of 50 states−31,802
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking2,158#48 of 50 states+2,310
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking870,508#33 of 50 states−702,704
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking13,624#29 of 50 states+89,693
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking162,777#32 of 50 states−74,051
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking20.4 min#8 of 50 states+10.6 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$75,501#34 of 50 states+$34,206
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,536#38 of 50 states+$36,068
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$96,497#41 of 50 states+$64,610
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking109,948#35 of 50 states−57,593
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking423,004#31 of 50 states−367,834
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking331,372#30 of 50 states−276,078
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking51,887#34 of 50 states−36,786
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking22,098#34 of 50 states−5,726
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking3,021,839#31 of 50 states−2,360,921
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking174,113#37 of 50 states−143,052
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,281,486#31 of 50 states−1,800,975
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,171,112#32 of 50 states−931,540
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,329,347#31 of 50 states−1,056,473
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking245,115#31 of 50 states−145,692
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking96,036#31 of 50 states−79,541
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,631,491#27 of 50 states−2,377,141
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking131,629#34 of 50 states+154,194
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking6,554#39 of 50 states−5,734
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking83,301#32 of 50 states−48,709
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking253,224#36 of 50 states−164,794

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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