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

District Of Columbia & South Carolina

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIASOUTH CAROLINADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking5,478,831#23 of 50 states−4,776,581
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,344,963#23 of 50 states−1,994,599
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking308,420#14 of 50 states−269,407
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,272#23 of 50 states+$659
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking2,578,529#23 of 50 states−2,189,513
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking121,600#20 of 50 states−98,382
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking43,041#10 of 50 states−38,573
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,733,926#19 of 50 states−1,566,122
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking8,421#34 of 50 states+94,896
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking316,801#24 of 50 states−228,075
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.3 min#29 of 50 states+4.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$72,350#38 of 50 states+$37,357
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$40,195#40 of 50 states+$36,409
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$97,757#38 of 50 states+$63,350
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking211,371#27 of 50 states−159,016
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking781,676#20 of 50 states−726,506
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking608,174#21 of 50 states−552,880
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking100,137#24 of 50 states−85,036
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking24,543#32 of 50 states−8,171
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking4,898,013#23 of 50 states−4,237,095
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking481,968#17 of 50 states−450,907
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking3,627,737#23 of 50 states−3,147,226
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,059,512#22 of 50 states−1,819,940
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,048,043#23 of 50 states−1,775,169
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking376,813#24 of 50 states−277,390
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking148,906#23 of 50 states−132,411
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking3,375,763#23 of 50 states−3,121,413
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,278,752#15 of 50 states−992,929
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking11,488#32 of 50 states−10,668
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking107,884#27 of 50 states−73,292
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking434,217#27 of 50 states−345,787

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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