District of Columbia

Population, income, and housing across 1 counties and 1 cities & places.

Population: 672,079
Median household income: $106,287
Median home value: $724,600

With 672,079 residents, District of Columbia spans 1 counties and 1 cities and places.

Between 2019 and 2023, District of Columbia's population declined 3.0% from 692,683 to 672,079, while its median home value rose 20.5% from $601,500 to $724,600.

11.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 672,079
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $106,287
Median home value: $724,600
Median gross rent: $1,900
Housing units: 356,101
Homeownership rate: 41.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 63.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

692,683672,079

Median household income

$86,420$106,287

Median home value

$601,500$724,600

Median gross rent

$1,541$1,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	692,683	$86,420	$601,500	$1,541
2020	701,974	$90,842	$618,100	$1,607
2021	683,154	$93,547	$635,900	$1,681
2022	670,587	$101,722	$705,000	$1,817
2023	672,079	$106,287	$724,600	$1,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40,916	6.1%
5 to 17	84,759	12.6%
18 to 24	61,998	9.2%
25 to 34	150,272	22.4%
35 to 44	110,537	16.4%
45 to 54	71,949	10.7%
55 to 64	66,147	9.8%
65 to 74	50,006	7.4%
75 and over	35,495	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	245,760	36.6%
Black or African American	285,926	42.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	715	0.1%
Asian	26,970	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	297	0.0%
Some other race	4,301	0.6%
Two or more races	30,350	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	77,760	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's14.8%

Bachelor's degree26.1%

Graduate or professional degree37.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	34,651	7.2%
High school graduate	70,322	14.5%
Some college or associate's	71,527	14.8%
Bachelor's degree	126,307	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	181,599	37.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone28.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit22.3%

Walked10.0%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home29.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	103,858	28.2%
Carpooled	15,805	4.3%
Public transit	82,220	22.3%
Walked	37,030	10.0%
Bicycle	12,097	3.3%
Worked from home	108,622	29.4%
Other means	9,285	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,199	12.4%
15 to 29 min	89,918	34.5%
30 to 44 min	86,071	33.1%
45 to 59 min	30,773	11.8%
60+ min	21,334	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 14.5% (94,140 of 647,874)

	Count	Share
Family households	132,972	41.4%
Nonfamily households	188,584	58.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	321,556	90.3%
Vacant	34,545	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132,288	41.1%
Renter-occupied	189,268	58.9%

1-unit, detached11.1%

1-unit, attached22.1%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units15.6%

20 or more units40.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,451	11.1%
1-unit, attached	78,711	22.1%
2 to 4 units	37,034	10.4%
5 to 19 units	55,628	15.6%
20 or more units	144,855	40.7%
Mobile home & other	422	0.1%

Geography

State FIPS: 11
USPS: DC
Land area: 61 sq mi
Water area: 7.22 sq mi
Center point: 38.9042, -77.0165

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