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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Utah

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAUTAHDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking3,503,613#30 of 50 states−2,801,363
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking1,151,414#35 of 50 states−801,050
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking98,778#38 of 50 states−59,765
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,593#37 of 50 states+$338
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking1,798,140#30 of 50 states−1,409,124
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking70,585#31 of 50 states−47,367
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking7,183#31 of 50 states−2,715
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking812,370#34 of 50 states−644,566
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking33,136#23 of 50 states+70,181
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking277,963#25 of 50 states−189,237
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$96,658#9 of 50 states+$13,049
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$41,806#30 of 50 states+$34,798
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$122,370#12 of 50 states+$38,737
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking54,010#41 of 50 states−1,655
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking286,000#37 of 50 states−230,830
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking242,709#35 of 50 states−187,415
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking36,883#37 of 50 states−21,782
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking18,197#35 of 50 states−1,825
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking3,188,051#30 of 50 states−2,527,133
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking288,681#28 of 50 states−257,620
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking2,708,036#27 of 50 states−2,227,525
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking773,055#37 of 50 states−533,483
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking1,429,892#29 of 50 states−1,157,018
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking279,364#29 of 50 states−179,941
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking86,060#33 of 50 states−69,565
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking2,561,122#28 of 50 states−2,306,772
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking40,763#40 of 50 states+245,060
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking20,939#19 of 50 states−20,119
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking92,852#29 of 50 states−58,260
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking592,412#23 of 50 states−503,982

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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