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% of renters here:	59%
State:	59%

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Races in District of Columbia, District of Columbia:

Median resident age:	34.6 years
District of Columbia median age:	34.6 years

Males: 269,366	(47.1%)
Females: 302,693	(52.9%)

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District of Columbia:	2.2 people
District of Columbia:	2.2 people

This county:	$54,317
District of Columbia:	$54,317

This county:	$871
State:	$871

District of Columbia:	$450,900
District of Columbia:	$450,900

Detached houses: $726,142

Here:	$726,142
State:	$726,142

Townhouses or other attached units: $512,182

Here:	$512,182
State:	$512,182

In 2-unit structures: $552,903

Here:	$552,903
State:	$552,903

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $424,375

Here:	$424,375
State:	$424,375

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $440,817

Here:	$440,817
State:	$440,817

Mobile homes: $85,485

Here:	$85,485
State:	$85,485

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $103,170

Here:	$103,170
State:	$103,170

Health of residents in District of Columbia based on 7429 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.8. This is significantly better than average.
80.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
24.9% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
43.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
66.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
74.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 183 pounds. This is less than average.
Average weight of females is 154 pounds. This is about average.
4.1% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

District of Columbia:	16.4%
District of Columbia:	16.4%

Area name: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in District of Columbia is $1080 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1225 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1580 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington.

2005 air pollution in District of Columbia:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.108 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 36 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 72 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Arlington County, Virginia , Montgomery County, Maryland , Prince George's County, Maryland , Fairfax County, Virginia , Alexandria city, Virginia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Current college students: 59,498
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 73,561 (30% naturalized citizens)

District of Columbia:	12.9%
Whole state:	12.9%

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 36,331
• One, attached: 72,668
• Two: 8,304
• 3 or 4: 21,944
• 5 to 9: 21,735
• 10 to 19: 28,429
• 20 or more: 84,947
• Mobile homes: 203
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 284

Housing units in District of Columbia with a mortgage: 55,138 (7,977 second mortgage, 6,287 home equity loan, 351 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21,151

Here:	72.3% with mortgage
State:	72.3% with mortgage

District of Columbia-area historical earthquake activity is near District of Columbia state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 98.6 miles away from District of Columbia center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 94.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 96.8 miles away from District of Columbia center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 100,168 (38%) Carpooled: 28,607 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 38,163 (15%) Streetcar or trolley car: 299 (0%) Subway or elevated: 45,412 (17%) Railroad: 577 (0%) Ferryboat: 9 (0%) Taxi: 2,033 (1%) Motorcycle: 202 (0%) Bicycle: 3,035 (1%) Walked: 30,785 (12%) Other means: 1,664 (1%) Worked at home: 9,930 (4%)

11.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.51%
District of Columbia average:	11.51%

0.86% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,888 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.86%
District of Columbia average:	0.86%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in District of Columbia.
10.65% relocated from other states ($48,633 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	10.65%
District of Columbia average:	10.65%

from Prince George's County, MD	1.53% ($31,401 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.09% ($63,918)
from Arlington County, VA	0.74% ($69,976)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.57% ($71,404)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.31% ($64,987)
from New York County, NY	0.28% ($94,301)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.15% ($57,649)

10.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,533 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.88%
District of Columbia average:	10.88%

0.33% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,789 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.33%
District of Columbia average:	0.33%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in District of Columbia.
10.54% relocated to other states ($55,744 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	10.54%
District of Columbia average:	10.54%

to Prince George's County, MD	2.57% ($34,965 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, MD	1.29% ($69,713)
to Arlington County, VA	0.64% ($63,978)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.50% ($62,040)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($84,039)
to Alexandria city, VA	0.32% ($63,480)
to Baltimore city, MD	0.16% ($52,897)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 73,794 (63,505 aged, 10,289 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 370,675 (55,603 male householders, 60,360 female householders)

  57,949 spouses, 129,440 children (122,518 natural, 3,754 adopted, 3,168 stepchildren), 22,448 grandchildren, 9,967 brothers or sisters, 4,638 parents, 14,110 other relatives, 16,160 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 165,698 (61,049 male householders (47,694 living alone)), 71,578 female householders (60,875 living alone)), 33,071 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 35,686 (7,573 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 48,738 2-persons, 28,914 3-persons, 19,259 4-persons, 10,312 5-persons, 4,748 6-persons, 3,992 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 108,569 1-person, 19,284 2-persons, 2,713 3-persons, 1,209 4-persons, 509 5-persons, 218 6-persons, 125 7-or-more-persons.

83.2% of residents of District of Columbia speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $37,629,655,000 ($67982 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,263,566,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,882,456,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,350,541,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,319,271,000
Federal grants: $4,204,862,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,346,641,000 ($3,516,694,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,525,884,000 ($1,634,400,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $266,192,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,035,486,000
Federal Government insurance: $141,558,000

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	77 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	55 per 1000 residents

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	+37 per 1000 residents

Here:	-97 per 1000 residents
State:	-97 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.2

Here:	3.1
State:	3.1

53% of District of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in District of Columbia.

District of Columbia:	52.9%
State average:	52.9%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 224352
• Northeast: 67960
• Midwest: 33480
• South: 133661
• West: 31910

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,300

Here:	14.7%
District of Columbia:	14.7%

Here:	16.4%
District of Columbia:	16.4%

Here:	52.0%
District of Columbia:	52.0%

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