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

District Of Columbia & Louisiana

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIALOUISIANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking4,597,740#25 of 50 states−3,895,490
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,073,200#25 of 50 states−1,722,836
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking289,917#17 of 50 states−250,904
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,064#10 of 50 states+$867
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking2,064,084#27 of 50 states−1,675,068
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking112,107#22 of 50 states−88,889
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking14,830#22 of 50 states−10,362
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,466,171#26 of 50 states−1,298,367
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking18,936#27 of 50 states+84,381
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking163,353#31 of 50 states−74,627
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.2 min#28 of 50 states+4.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$60,986#48 of 50 states+$48,721
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$35,440#47 of 50 states+$41,164
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$86,656#47 of 50 states+$74,451
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking309,670#15 of 50 states−257,315
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking603,028#26 of 50 states−547,858
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking404,329#27 of 50 states−349,035
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking122,396#20 of 50 states−107,295
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking27,636#30 of 50 states−11,264
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking4,157,175#26 of 50 states−3,496,257
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking348,045#24 of 50 states−316,984
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,627,967#28 of 50 states−2,147,456
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,087,086#20 of 50 states−1,847,514
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,595,036#27 of 50 states−1,322,162
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking332,938#26 of 50 states−233,515
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking131,681#25 of 50 states−115,186
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,535,671#29 of 50 states−2,281,321
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,387,451#11 of 50 states−1,101,628
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking17,790#20 of 50 states−16,970
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking81,540#33 of 50 states−46,948
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking357,628#30 of 50 states−269,198

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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