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

District Of Columbia & Massachusetts

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMASSACHUSETTSDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking7,136,171#16 of 50 states−6,433,921
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,998,537#16 of 50 states−2,648,173
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking228,049#23 of 50 states−189,036
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,848#48 of 50 states+$83
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,831,790#14 of 50 states−3,442,774
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking162,597#15 of 50 states−139,379
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking6,047#35 of 50 states−1,579
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,953,387#17 of 50 states−1,785,583
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking291,776#5 of 50 states−188,459
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking556,682#15 of 50 states−467,956
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking30.6 min#47 of 50 states+0.4 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$104,828#1 of 50 states+$4,879
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$57,789#1 of 50 states+$18,815
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$144,312#1 of 50 states+$16,795
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking426,702#11 of 50 states−374,347
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking872,672#17 of 50 states−817,502
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking669,715#19 of 50 states−614,421
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking151,041#12 of 50 states−135,940
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking95,822#9 of 50 states−79,450
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking6,872,233#14 of 50 states−6,211,315
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking198,589#35 of 50 states−167,528
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking5,170,360#14 of 50 states−4,689,849
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,646,331#15 of 50 states−2,406,759
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking3,122,484#13 of 50 states−2,849,610
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking502,969#15 of 50 states−403,546
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking200,942#16 of 50 states−184,447
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking4,638,530#17 of 50 states−4,384,180
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking451,443#21 of 50 states−165,620
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking5,548#42 of 50 states−4,728
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking545,521#9 of 50 states−510,929
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking998,795#16 of 50 states−910,365

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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