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

District Of Columbia & Maryland

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMARYLANDDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking6,263,220#18 of 50 states−5,560,970
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,530,844#20 of 50 states−2,180,480
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking186,943#25 of 50 states−147,930
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,721#43 of 50 states+$210
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,249,570#18 of 50 states−2,860,554
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking147,630#17 of 50 states−124,412
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking37,046#11 of 50 states−32,578
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,625,139#22 of 50 states−1,457,335
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking160,155#8 of 50 states−56,838
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking504,513#17 of 50 states−415,787
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking32.3 min#49 of 50 states−1.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$102,905#3 of 50 states+$6,802
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$53,199#6 of 50 states+$23,405
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$136,413#6 of 50 states+$24,694
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking247,604#22 of 50 states−195,249
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking698,094#23 of 50 states−642,924
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking633,967#20 of 50 states−578,673
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking101,704#23 of 50 states−86,603
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking59,156#17 of 50 states−42,784
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking5,776,829#18 of 50 states−5,115,911
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking390,741#22 of 50 states−359,680
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,519,638#18 of 50 states−4,039,127
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,158,214#19 of 50 states−1,918,642
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,356,306#22 of 50 states−2,083,432
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking726,197#11 of 50 states−626,774
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking161,768#19 of 50 states−145,273
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,837,686#26 of 50 states−2,583,336
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,796,869#7 of 50 states−1,511,046
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking10,053#34 of 50 states−9,233
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking431,616#13 of 50 states−397,024
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking830,948#17 of 50 states−742,518

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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