A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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How do two states really compare?

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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Vermont

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking648,493#49 of 50 states+53,757
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking334,318#48 of 50 states+16,046
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking57,618#44 of 50 states−18,605
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,319#26 of 50 states+$612
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking348,622#48 of 50 states+40,394
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking9,554#49 of 50 states+13,664
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking688#50 of 50 states+3,780
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking194,632#49 of 50 states−26,828
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,863#37 of 50 states+98,454
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking54,357#46 of 50 states+34,369
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking23.9 min#17 of 50 states+7.1 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$82,730#19 of 50 states+$26,977
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$48,856#11 of 50 states+$27,748
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$109,920#21 of 50 states+$51,187
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking30,142#46 of 50 states+22,213
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking104,432#47 of 50 states−49,262
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking76,328#47 of 50 states−21,034
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking13,889#47 of 50 states+1,212
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking11,681#45 of 50 states+4,691
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking615,657#49 of 50 states+45,261
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking27,102#50 of 50 states+3,959
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking456,037#49 of 50 states+24,474
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking260,439#48 of 50 states−20,867
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking270,905#48 of 50 states+1,969
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking46,616#50 of 50 states+52,807
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking29,890#47 of 50 states−13,395
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking579,324#47 of 50 states−324,974
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking5,845#48 of 50 states+279,978
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking895#49 of 50 states−75
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking13,049#47 of 50 states+21,543
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking17,401#50 of 50 states+71,029

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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