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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & West Virginia

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWEST VIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking1,769,979#39 of 50 states−1,067,729
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking855,635#37 of 50 states−505,271
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking125,593#33 of 50 states−86,580
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$883#1 of 50 states+$1,048
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking766,794#40 of 50 states−377,778
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking37,264#38 of 50 states−14,046
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking2,661#47 of 50 states+1,807
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking662,909#37 of 50 states−495,105
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking4,307#42 of 50 states+99,010
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking66,915#41 of 50 states+21,811
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking26.5 min#33 of 50 states+4.5 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$60,798#49 of 50 states+$48,909
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$34,707#49 of 50 states+$41,897
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$81,114#49 of 50 states+$79,993
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking126,022#33 of 50 states−73,667
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking300,862#36 of 50 states−245,692
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking209,212#37 of 50 states−153,918
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking53,565#33 of 50 states−38,464
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking28,744#29 of 50 states−12,372
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking1,635,555#39 of 50 states−974,637
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking100,543#39 of 50 states−69,482
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking1,107,452#38 of 50 states−626,941
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking811,267#36 of 50 states−571,695
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking582,356#40 of 50 states−309,482
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking152,268#38 of 50 states−52,845
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking31,135#45 of 50 states−14,640
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking1,572,809#35 of 50 states−1,318,459
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking55,539#37 of 50 states+230,284
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking2,983#45 of 50 states−2,163
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking12,098#48 of 50 states+22,494
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking41,002#47 of 50 states+47,428

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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