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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Nevada

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANEVADADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking3,267,467#31 of 50 states−2,565,217
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,281,018#33 of 50 states−930,654
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking126,968#32 of 50 states−87,955
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,709#42 of 50 states+$222
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,598,223#32 of 50 states−1,209,207
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking107,149#25 of 50 states−83,931
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking14,517#24 of 50 states−10,049
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking942,603#32 of 50 states−774,799
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking39,539#22 of 50 states+63,778
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking179,164#29 of 50 states−90,438
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking25.7 min#24 of 50 states+5.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$81,134#22 of 50 states+$28,573
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$42,545#28 of 50 states+$34,059
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$109,620#22 of 50 states+$51,487
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking146,825#31 of 50 states−94,470
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking387,217#33 of 50 states−332,047
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking309,764#31 of 50 states−254,470
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking47,484#35 of 50 states−32,383
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking34,532#26 of 50 states−18,160
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking2,862,041#32 of 50 states−2,201,123
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking366,606#23 of 50 states−335,545
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,064,009#33 of 50 states−1,583,498
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,166,345#33 of 50 states−926,773
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,292,259#32 of 50 states−1,019,385
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking202,558#36 of 50 states−103,135
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking98,844#30 of 50 states−82,349
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,399,628#38 of 50 states−1,145,278
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking297,748#29 of 50 states−11,925
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking16,923#22 of 50 states−16,103
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking303,214#17 of 50 states−268,622
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking999,427#15 of 50 states−910,997

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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