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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Missouri

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMISSOURIDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking6,245,466#19 of 50 states−5,543,216
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,786,621#18 of 50 states−2,436,257
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking295,283#16 of 50 states−256,270
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,067#11 of 50 states+$864
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,082,178#21 of 50 states−2,693,162
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking103,542#27 of 50 states−80,324
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking21,416#17 of 50 states−16,948
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,842,060#18 of 50 states−1,674,256
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking30,439#25 of 50 states+72,878
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking360,070#21 of 50 states−271,344
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking24.0 min#18 of 50 states+7.0 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$71,589#42 of 50 states+$38,118
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,284#39 of 50 states+$36,320
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$96,920#40 of 50 states+$64,187
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking239,315#23 of 50 states−186,960
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking844,789#18 of 50 states−789,619
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking674,833#18 of 50 states−619,539
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking136,492#17 of 50 states−121,391
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking38,160#25 of 50 states−21,788
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking5,668,666#19 of 50 states−5,007,748
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking474,886#18 of 50 states−443,825
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,191,686#21 of 50 states−3,711,175
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,203,681#18 of 50 states−1,964,109
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,486,279#20 of 50 states−2,213,405
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking413,691#19 of 50 states−314,268
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking176,038#18 of 50 states−159,543
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking4,759,544#15 of 50 states−4,505,194
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking648,554#19 of 50 states−362,731
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,632#26 of 50 states−12,812
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking141,169#26 of 50 states−106,577
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking346,700#31 of 50 states−258,270

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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