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

District Of Columbia & Montana

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAMONTANADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,137,233#43 of 50 states−434,983
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking514,803#43 of 50 states−164,439
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking70,641#42 of 50 states−31,628
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,177#20 of 50 states+$754
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking571,950#44 of 50 states−182,934
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking17,462#46 of 50 states+5,756
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,083#44 of 50 states+1,385
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking344,443#43 of 50 states−176,639
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,660#39 of 50 states+98,657
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking66,029#42 of 50 states+22,697
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking19.5 min#3 of 50 states+11.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$75,340#35 of 50 states+$34,367
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$43,254#26 of 50 states+$33,350
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$101,634#31 of 50 states+$59,473
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking32,677#45 of 50 states+19,678
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking166,379#43 of 50 states−111,209
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking121,623#44 of 50 states−66,329
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking21,823#43 of 50 states−6,722
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking12,218#44 of 50 states+4,154
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,023,003#44 of 50 states−362,085
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking98,102#40 of 50 states−67,041
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking748,274#44 of 50 states−267,763
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking440,101#43 of 50 states−200,529
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking425,659#44 of 50 states−152,785
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking95,977#43 of 50 states+3,446
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking47,929#40 of 50 states−31,434
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking947,221#41 of 50 states−692,871
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking3,437#50 of 50 states+282,386
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking57,838#9 of 50 states−57,018
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking8,841#49 of 50 states+25,751
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking55,506#45 of 50 states+32,924

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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