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

District Of Columbia & Ohio

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAOHIODIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking11,883,304#7 of 50 states−11,181,054
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking5,242,524#7 of 50 states−4,892,160
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking406,846#9 of 50 states−367,833
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,090#14 of 50 states+$841
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking5,855,326#7 of 50 states−5,466,310
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking243,410#9 of 50 states−220,192
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking14,609#23 of 50 states−10,141
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking3,521,329#7 of 50 states−3,353,525
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking55,980#14 of 50 states+47,337
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking687,025#10 of 50 states−598,299
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking23.8 min#16 of 50 states+7.2 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$72,212#39 of 50 states+$37,495
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,934#36 of 50 states+$35,670
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$97,483#39 of 50 states+$63,624
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking571,631#7 of 50 states−519,276
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,598,730#6 of 50 states−1,543,560
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking1,290,683#6 of 50 states−1,235,389
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking279,843#6 of 50 states−264,742
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking94,805#10 of 50 states−78,433
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking10,931,544#7 of 50 states−10,270,626
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking782,626#8 of 50 states−751,565
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking7,876,645#7 of 50 states−7,396,134
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking4,482,121#6 of 50 states−4,242,549
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking4,805,617#7 of 50 states−4,532,743
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking755,631#9 of 50 states−656,208
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking284,452#9 of 50 states−267,957
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking8,907,052#6 of 50 states−8,652,702
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,418,409#10 of 50 states−1,132,586
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,886#25 of 50 states−13,066
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking325,368#16 of 50 states−290,776
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking606,933#22 of 50 states−518,503

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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