District of Columbia, District of Columbia (DC)

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• • 279,80941.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 246,74536.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 78,91111.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 33,5445.0%Two or more races
  • 27,2504.1%Asian alone
  • 3,8230.6%Some other race alone
  • 1,0120.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 7090.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,228,031

Here:	$1,228,031
State:	$1,228,031

Townhouses or other attached units: $898,544

Here:	$898,544
State:	$898,544

In 2-unit structures: $898,746

Here:	$898,746
State:	$898,746

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $622,146

Here:	$622,146
State:	$622,146

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $614,699

Here:	$614,699
State:	$614,699

Health of residents in District of Columbia based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,268 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,567 (0.5%)

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.

2023 air pollution in District of Columbia:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.287 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 13.8 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.2 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Amador County, California , Nye County, Nevada , Lawrence County, Indiana , Jackson County, Missouri , Owen County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 59,498
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 65.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 99,898 (50.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 40,0772010 or later
• 24,1722000 to 2009
• 13,5081990 to 1999
• 18,7121980 to 1989
• 9,0711970 to 1979
• 8,245Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 38,073
• One, attached: 77,994
• Two: 15,929
• 3 or 4: 27,583
• 5 to 9: 23,180
• 10 to 19: 28,402
• 20 to 49: 28,597
• 50 or more: 121,104

Housing units in District of Columbia with a mortgage: 99,094 (11,375 second mortgage, 671 home equity loan, 8,086 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,614

Religion statistics for District of Columbia

Food Environment Statistics:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• District of Columbia, Incident Period: January 22, 2016 to January 23, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: March 04, 2016, FEMA Id: 4260, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: October 28, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Emergency Declared DC: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3352, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: December 05, 2012, FEMA Id: 4096, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: July 31, 2012, FEMA Id: 4073, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Emergency Declared DC: August 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 3337, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: September 28, 2011, FEMA Id: 4036, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: August 23, 2011 to August 28, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: November 08, 2011, FEMA Id: 4044, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 11, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: March 24, 2010, FEMA Id: 1890, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: December 18, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DC: March 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1882, Natural disaster type: Other
• District of Columbia, Incident Period: January 17, 2009 to January 21, 2009, Emergency Declared DC: January 13, 2009, FEMA Id: 3300, Natural disaster type: Other
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($95,333 average adjusted gross income)

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,295 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.11%
District of Columbia average:	0.11%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in District of Columbia.
9.59% relocated from other states ($94,038 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	9.59%
District of Columbia average:	9.59%

from Prince George's County, MD	1.12% ($44,105 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	0.81% ($95,806)
from Arlington County, VA	0.75% ($122,664)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.40% ($98,942)
from New York County, NY	0.30% ($157,304)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.21% ($99,645)
from Cook County, IL	0.18% ($96,992)

12.26% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($117,932 average adjusted gross income)

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,330 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.11%
District of Columbia average:	0.11%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in District of Columbia.
12.14% relocated to other states ($116,601 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	12.14%
District of Columbia average:	12.14%

to Prince George's County, MD	1.71% ($53,753 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, MD	1.28% ($159,408)
to Arlington County, VA	0.77% ($111,193)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.62% ($132,856)
to Alexandria city, VA	0.38% ($131,810)
to New York County, NY	0.30% ($129,815)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.22% ($122,669)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 7.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in District of Columbia

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 146,838 (71,513 living alone), Female householders: 180,132 (87,327 living alone)

• 77,514 spouses (71,463 opposite-sex spouses), 29,825 unmarried partners, (24,026 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 137,000 children (132,171 natural, 2,667 adopted, 2,162 stepchildren), 17,226 grandchildren, 7,507 brothers or sisters, 3,846 parents, 260 foster children, 6,774 other relatives, 26,906 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 37,975

Size of family households: 62,095 2-persons, 27,149 3-persons, 21,075 4-persons, 8,212 5-persons, 3,455 6-persons, 1,882 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 158,840 1-person, 37,049 2-persons, 3,972 3-persons, 1,659 4-persons, 1,041 5-persons, 382 6-persons, 159 7-or-more-persons.

60,153 married couples with children.
46,421 single-parent households (4,439 men, 41,982 women).

79.4% of residents of District of Columbia speak English at home.
9.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $37,629,655,000 ($67,982 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

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)

• Year house built in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 10,8132020 or later
• 48,2612010 to 2019
• 23,9112000 to 2009
• 12,0321990 to 1999
• 17,8911980 to 1989
• 24,2921970 to 1979
• 34,2731960 to 1969
• 41,5921950 to 1959
• 34,3611940 to 1949
• 113,4361939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 2,5631 room
• 7,6642 rooms
• 17,0943 rooms
• 17,5874 rooms
• 15,4775 rooms
• 18,6716 rooms
• 15,0607 rooms
• 15,2578 rooms
• 24,7479+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 23,8521 room
• 31,8272 rooms
• 55,6443 rooms
• 39,0664 rooms
• 20,5445 rooms
• 12,2006 rooms
• 3,4557 rooms
• 2,3078 rooms
• 3,9559+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 3,212no bedroom
• 20,9291 bedroom
• 36,4182 bedrooms
• 44,1163 bedrooms
• 19,6204 bedrooms
• 9,8255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 29,620no bedroom
• 79,2721 bedroom
• 59,8592 bedrooms
• 16,6663 bedrooms
• 5,5714 bedrooms
• 1,8625+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in District of Columbia, District of Columbia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in District of Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 25,381no vehicle
• 72,3361 vehicle
• 31,1992 vehicles
• 3,8663 vehicles
• 9714 vehicles
• 3675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in District of Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
• 86,857no vehicle
• 86,4691 vehicle
• 16,1472 vehicles
• 2,7173 vehicles
• 4254 vehicles
• 2355+ vehicles

78.0% of District of Columbia residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in District of Columbia.

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

• This state: 227,795
• Other state: 330,290
• Northeast: 96,453
• Midwest: 55,044
• South: 139,433
• West: 39,360

Private vs. public school enrollment:

District of Columbia on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"