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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Nebraska

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANEBRASKADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking2,005,466#37 of 50 states−1,303,216
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking844,278#38 of 50 states−493,914
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking56,509#45 of 50 states−17,496
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,102#15 of 50 states+$829
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,045,068#36 of 50 states−656,052
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking36,785#39 of 50 states−13,567
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking7,146#32 of 50 states−2,678
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking496,015#39 of 50 states−328,211
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,838#38 of 50 states+98,479
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking100,914#38 of 50 states−12,188
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking19.9 min#6 of 50 states+11.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$76,376#31 of 50 states+$33,331
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$41,026#34 of 50 states+$35,578
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$100,280#34 of 50 states+$60,827
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking68,814#38 of 50 states−16,459
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking245,217#39 of 50 states−190,047
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking182,543#39 of 50 states−127,249
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking32,827#40 of 50 states−17,726
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking16,574#41 of 50 states−202
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,837,378#37 of 50 states−1,176,460
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking139,831#38 of 50 states−108,770
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,451,517#36 of 50 states−971,006
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking630,738#39 of 50 states−391,166
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking822,196#36 of 50 states−549,322
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking154,229#37 of 50 states−54,806
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking66,192#37 of 50 states−49,697
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,483,350#37 of 50 states−1,229,000
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking90,019#35 of 50 states+195,804
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,416#28 of 50 states−12,596
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking55,154#35 of 50 states−20,562
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking271,524#35 of 50 states−183,094

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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