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

District Of Columbia & Virginia

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking8,811,195#12 of 50 states−8,108,945
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking3,618,247#12 of 50 states−3,267,883
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking296,904#15 of 50 states−257,891
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,646#40 of 50 states+$285
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking4,381,889#12 of 50 states−3,992,873
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking164,596#14 of 50 states−141,378
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking132,715#2 of 50 states−128,247
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking2,494,496#12 of 50 states−2,326,692
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking131,589#11 of 50 states−28,272
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking703,153#9 of 50 states−614,427
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking28.3 min#42 of 50 states+2.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$92,090#12 of 50 states+$17,617
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$50,866#9 of 50 states+$25,738
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$127,363#11 of 50 states+$33,744
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking316,827#14 of 50 states−264,472
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking1,046,509#12 of 50 states−991,339
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking936,525#11 of 50 states−881,231
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking145,921#14 of 50 states−130,820
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking74,203#12 of 50 states−57,831
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking7,984,829#12 of 50 states−7,323,911
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking595,595#13 of 50 states−564,534
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking6,233,777#12 of 50 states−5,753,266
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,951,576#12 of 50 states−2,712,004
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking3,259,600#12 of 50 states−2,986,726
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking902,995#5 of 50 states−803,572
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking211,796#15 of 50 states−195,301
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking5,060,812#13 of 50 states−4,806,462
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking1,578,103#9 of 50 states−1,292,280
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking13,185#29 of 50 states−12,365
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking626,502#8 of 50 states−591,910
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking1,017,833#14 of 50 states−929,403

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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