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

District Of Columbia & Pennsylvania

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAPENNSYLVANIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking13,078,751#5 of 50 states−12,376,501
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking5,742,828#5 of 50 states−5,392,464
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking499,596#7 of 50 states−460,583
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,252#22 of 50 states+$679
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking6,506,979#5 of 50 states−6,117,963
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking295,588#6 of 50 states−272,370
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking8,694#28 of 50 states−4,226
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking3,974,271#5 of 50 states−3,806,467
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking266,661#6 of 50 states−163,344
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking883,654#5 of 50 states−794,928
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking27.1 min#38 of 50 states+3.9 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$77,545#27 of 50 states+$32,162
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$44,674#21 of 50 states+$31,930
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$107,471#25 of 50 states+$53,636
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking810,783#5 of 50 states−758,428
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,893,816#5 of 50 states−1,838,646
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking1,476,855#5 of 50 states−1,421,561
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking295,026#5 of 50 states−279,925
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking179,184#5 of 50 states−162,812
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking12,141,017#5 of 50 states−11,480,099
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking752,566#10 of 50 states−721,505
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking9,069,018#5 of 50 states−8,588,507
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking4,976,026#5 of 50 states−4,736,454
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking5,397,398#5 of 50 states−5,124,524
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking764,492#8 of 50 states−665,069
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking333,672#5 of 50 states−317,177
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking9,400,332#5 of 50 states−9,145,982
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,324,582#12 of 50 states−1,038,759
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking9,176#35 of 50 states−8,356
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking541,852#11 of 50 states−507,260
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking1,232,617#11 of 50 states−1,144,187

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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