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

District Of Columbia & New Mexico

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANEW MEXICODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking2,130,256#36 of 50 states−1,428,006
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking940,859#36 of 50 states−590,495
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking116,974#34 of 50 states−77,961
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,117#17 of 50 states+$814
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking954,860#38 of 50 states−565,844
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking53,097#36 of 50 states−29,879
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking16,049#20 of 50 states−11,581
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking719,928#36 of 50 states−552,124
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,443#40 of 50 states+98,874
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking97,946#39 of 50 states−9,220
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$67,816#43 of 50 states+$41,891
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$37,978#43 of 50 states+$38,626
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$91,875#43 of 50 states+$69,232
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking165,567#30 of 50 states−113,212
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking305,909#35 of 50 states−250,739
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking228,435#36 of 50 states−173,141
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking55,098#32 of 50 states−39,997
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking26,318#31 of 50 states−9,946
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,880,602#36 of 50 states−1,219,684
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking211,289#34 of 50 states−180,228
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,099,331#39 of 50 states−618,820
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,074,739#34 of 50 states−835,167
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking678,298#38 of 50 states−405,424
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking211,865#35 of 50 states−112,442
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking62,211#38 of 50 states−45,716
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking746,911#42 of 50 states−492,561
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking42,593#39 of 50 states+243,230
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking176,103#3 of 50 states−175,283
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking40,322#40 of 50 states−5,730
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking1,046,253#13 of 50 states−957,823

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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