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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Kansas

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAKANSASDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking2,970,606#34 of 50 states−2,268,356
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,275,689#34 of 50 states−925,325
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking105,627#36 of 50 states−66,614
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,079#13 of 50 states+$852
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,497,364#33 of 50 states−1,108,348
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking57,070#33 of 50 states−33,852
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking22,318#14 of 50 states−17,850
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking789,001#35 of 50 states−621,197
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking5,225#36 of 50 states+98,092
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking153,539#33 of 50 states−64,813
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking20.0 min#7 of 50 states+11.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$75,514#33 of 50 states+$34,193
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$41,580#33 of 50 states+$35,024
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$101,988#30 of 50 states+$59,119
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking71,066#37 of 50 states−18,711
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking372,348#34 of 50 states−317,178
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking296,108#32 of 50 states−240,814
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking44,382#36 of 50 states−29,281
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking15,705#42 of 50 states+667
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking2,659,015#34 of 50 states−1,998,097
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking248,116#31 of 50 states−217,055
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,145,888#32 of 50 states−1,665,377
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking888,431#35 of 50 states−648,859
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,159,051#33 of 50 states−886,177
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking253,143#30 of 50 states−153,720
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking82,409#34 of 50 states−65,914
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,133,139#32 of 50 states−1,878,789
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking152,192#33 of 50 states+133,631
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,550#27 of 50 states−12,730
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking89,273#30 of 50 states−54,681
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking422,762#28 of 50 states−334,332

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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