A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & North Dakota

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIANORTH DAKOTADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking796,568#47 of 50 states−94,318
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking370,642#47 of 50 states−20,278
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking31,289#49 of 50 states+7,724
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$980#2 of 50 states+$951
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking419,172#47 of 50 states−30,156
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking8,163#50 of 50 states+15,055
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking8,535#30 of 50 states−4,067
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking201,238#47 of 50 states−33,434
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking2,170#49 of 50 states+101,147
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking29,953#49 of 50 states+58,773
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking17.5 min#1 of 50 states+13.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$77,871#25 of 50 states+$31,836
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$45,281#20 of 50 states+$31,323
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$103,487#28 of 50 states+$57,620
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking22,340#49 of 50 states+30,015
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking98,012#48 of 50 states−42,842
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking70,139#48 of 50 states−14,845
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking12,385#48 of 50 states+2,716
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking6,259#48 of 50 states+10,113
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking730,141#47 of 50 states−69,223
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking47,118#49 of 50 states−16,057
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking616,050#47 of 50 states−135,539
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking221,960#49 of 50 states+17,612
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking313,548#47 of 50 states−40,674
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking73,552#47 of 50 states+25,871
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking31,118#46 of 50 states−14,623
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking639,728#45 of 50 states−385,378
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking27,802#42 of 50 states+258,021
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking32,299#15 of 50 states−31,479
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking15,325#46 of 50 states+19,267
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking39,853#48 of 50 states+48,577

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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