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

District Of Columbia & New Jersey

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANEW JERSEYDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking9,500,851#11 of 50 states−8,798,601
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking3,761,229#11 of 50 states−3,410,865
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking272,488#19 of 50 states−233,475
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,800#44 of 50 states+$131
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking4,867,170#11 of 50 states−4,478,154
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking278,179#7 of 50 states−254,961
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking10,877#27 of 50 states−6,409
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking2,554,260#11 of 50 states−2,386,456
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking464,486#3 of 50 states−361,169
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking644,549#12 of 50 states−555,823
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking31.9 min#48 of 50 states−0.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$104,294#2 of 50 states+$5,413
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$53,818#5 of 50 states+$22,786
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$143,216#2 of 50 states+$17,891
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking322,338#13 of 50 states−269,983
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,139,619#11 of 50 states−1,084,449
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking883,765#12 of 50 states−828,471
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking163,556#11 of 50 states−148,455
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking73,769#13 of 50 states−57,397
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking8,686,417#11 of 50 states−8,025,499
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking727,278#11 of 50 states−696,217
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking6,635,152#11 of 50 states−6,154,641
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking3,105,695#11 of 50 states−2,866,123
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking3,926,768#11 of 50 states−3,653,894
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking685,127#12 of 50 states−585,704
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking247,025#11 of 50 states−230,530
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking4,702,409#16 of 50 states−4,448,059
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,156,409#16 of 50 states−870,586
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking6,875#38 of 50 states−6,055
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking1,001,552#4 of 50 states−966,960
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking2,229,464#7 of 50 states−2,141,034

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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