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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Michigan

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking10,140,459#10 of 50 states−9,438,209
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking4,570,173#9 of 50 states−4,219,809
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking537,828#6 of 50 states−498,815
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,168#19 of 50 states+$763
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking4,879,201#10 of 50 states−4,490,185
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking229,894#10 of 50 states−206,676
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking6,534#33 of 50 states−2,066
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking3,186,755#9 of 50 states−3,018,951
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking46,491#18 of 50 states+56,826
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking539,125#16 of 50 states−450,399
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking24.3 min#20 of 50 states+6.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$72,389#37 of 50 states+$37,318
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,990#35 of 50 states+$35,614
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$98,697#37 of 50 states+$62,410
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking547,357#8 of 50 states−495,002
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,457,030#8 of 50 states−1,401,860
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking1,167,107#8 of 50 states−1,111,813
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking230,806#8 of 50 states−215,705
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking100,177#8 of 50 states−83,805
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking9,525,652#10 of 50 states−8,864,734
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking507,760#16 of 50 states−476,699
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking6,995,406#10 of 50 states−6,514,895
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking4,051,363#9 of 50 states−3,811,791
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking4,040,059#10 of 50 states−3,767,185
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking579,452#14 of 50 states−480,029
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking251,652#10 of 50 states−235,157
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking7,264,560#7 of 50 states−7,010,210
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,303,275#13 of 50 states−1,017,452
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking33,430#14 of 50 states−32,610
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking378,447#15 of 50 states−343,855
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking621,831#21 of 50 states−533,401

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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