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

District Of Columbia & Oregon

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAOREGONDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking4,272,371#27 of 50 states−3,570,121
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,813,747#27 of 50 states−1,463,383
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking152,581#30 of 50 states−113,568
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,597#38 of 50 states+$334
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking2,123,643#25 of 50 states−1,734,627
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking108,341#23 of 50 states−85,123
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,022#45 of 50 states+1,446
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,318,826#27 of 50 states−1,151,022
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking50,221#17 of 50 states+53,096
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking354,930#22 of 50 states−266,204
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking23.2 min#14 of 50 states+7.8 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$85,220#16 of 50 states+$24,487
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$45,821#17 of 50 states+$30,783
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$110,900#19 of 50 states+$50,207
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking285,506#17 of 50 states−233,151
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking578,387#27 of 50 states−523,217
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking448,419#26 of 50 states−393,125
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking80,945#29 of 50 states−65,844
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking65,420#16 of 50 states−49,048
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking4,007,961#27 of 50 states−3,347,043
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking219,386#32 of 50 states−188,325
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,811,884#26 of 50 states−2,331,373
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking1,785,576#27 of 50 states−1,546,004
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,666,053#26 of 50 states−1,393,179
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking313,630#27 of 50 states−214,207
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking140,438#24 of 50 states−123,943
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,996,550#25 of 50 states−2,742,200
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking78,664#36 of 50 states+207,159
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking26,562#16 of 50 states−25,742
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking206,288#20 of 50 states−171,696
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking662,740#19 of 50 states−574,310

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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