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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Oklahoma

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking4,095,393#28 of 50 states−3,393,143
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,746,807#28 of 50 states−1,396,443
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking196,679#24 of 50 states−157,666
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,044#9 of 50 states+$887
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,883,561#29 of 50 states−1,494,545
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking92,553#30 of 50 states−69,335
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking21,376#18 of 50 states−16,908
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,251,477#28 of 50 states−1,083,673
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking5,349#35 of 50 states+97,968
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking167,486#30 of 50 states−78,760
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+8.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$66,148#45 of 50 states+$43,559
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$35,882#46 of 50 states+$40,722
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$90,075#45 of 50 states+$71,032
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking224,502#25 of 50 states−172,147
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking501,430#28 of 50 states−446,260
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking358,507#29 of 50 states−303,213
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking92,172#25 of 50 states−77,071
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking43,035#23 of 50 states−26,663
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking3,547,583#28 of 50 states−2,886,665
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking461,884#20 of 50 states−430,823
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,506,060#29 of 50 states−2,025,549
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,555,864#28 of 50 states−1,316,292
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,408,894#30 of 50 states−1,136,020
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking347,351#25 of 50 states−247,928
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking122,852#27 of 50 states−106,357
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,500,338#30 of 50 states−2,245,988
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking261,454#30 of 50 states+24,369
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking268,736#1 of 50 states−267,916
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking102,883#28 of 50 states−68,291
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking551,226#25 of 50 states−462,796

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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