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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

District Of Columbia & Wisconsin

MEASUREDISTRICT OF COLUMBIAWISCONSINDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count702,250Outside state ranking5,960,975#20 of 50 states−5,258,725
Housing units ↗Reported count350,364Outside state ranking2,727,726#19 of 50 states−2,377,362
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count39,013Outside state ranking285,340#18 of 50 states−246,327
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,931Outside state ranking$1,142#18 of 50 states+$789
Employed residents ↗Reported count389,016Outside state ranking3,090,398#20 of 50 states−2,701,382
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count23,218Outside state ranking97,244#29 of 50 states−74,026
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,468Outside state ranking3,964#40 of 50 states+504
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count167,804Outside state ranking1,691,367#21 of 50 states−1,523,563
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count103,317Outside state ranking41,697#20 of 50 states+61,620
Residents working from home ↗Reported count88,726Outside state ranking360,127#20 of 50 states−271,401
Mean commute time ↗Minutes31.0 minOutside state ranking22.7 min#10 of 50 states+8.3 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$109,707Outside state ranking$77,488#28 of 50 states+$32,219
Per capita income ↗Dollars$76,604Outside state ranking$43,361#25 of 50 states+$33,243
Mean household income ↗Dollars$161,107Outside state ranking$100,929#33 of 50 states+$60,178
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count52,355Outside state ranking279,061#18 of 50 states−226,706
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count55,170Outside state ranking838,090#19 of 50 states−782,920
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count55,294Outside state ranking682,575#17 of 50 states−627,281
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count15,101Outside state ranking103,852#22 of 50 states−88,751
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count16,372Outside state ranking44,567#22 of 50 states−28,195
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count660,918Outside state ranking5,586,532#20 of 50 states−4,925,614
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count31,061Outside state ranking310,536#25 of 50 states−279,475
Private health insurance ↗Reported count480,511Outside state ranking4,289,987#19 of 50 states−3,809,476
Public health insurance ↗Reported count239,572Outside state ranking2,084,516#21 of 50 states−1,844,944
Private wage workers ↗Reported count272,874Outside state ranking2,536,422#18 of 50 states−2,263,548
Government workers ↗Reported count99,423Outside state ranking399,987#21 of 50 states−300,564
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count16,495Outside state ranking149,053#22 of 50 states−132,558
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count254,350Outside state ranking4,634,941#18 of 50 states−4,380,591
Black or African American population ↗Reported count285,823Outside state ranking354,440#25 of 50 states−68,617
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count820Outside state ranking34,534#12 of 50 states−33,714
Asian population ↗Reported count34,592Outside state ranking183,440#23 of 50 states−148,848
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count88,430Outside state ranking499,904#26 of 50 states−411,474

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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