District of Columbia, District of Columbia (DC)

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• • 311,57544.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 263,15337.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 79,47711.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 28,3464.0%Asian alone
  • 19,0132.7%Two or more races
  • 2,4270.3%Some other race alone
  • 1,6680.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 900.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $981,057

Here:	$981,057
State:	$981,057

Townhouses or other attached units: $773,397

Here:	$773,397
State:	$773,397

In 2-unit structures: $838,947

Here:	$838,947
State:	$838,947

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $828,122

Here:	$828,122
State:	$828,122

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $577,588

Here:	$577,588
State:	$577,588

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,734 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,364 (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.

2018 air pollution in District of Columbia:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.276 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.020 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.8 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: 91.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 59.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 85,333 (48.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 30,2502010 or later
• 21,7202000 to 2009
• 16,0331990 to 1999
• 18,7121980 to 1989
• 9,0711970 to 1979
• 8,245Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 37,010
• One, attached: 77,927
• Two: 10,687
• 3 or 4: 21,833
• 5 to 9: 24,129
• 10 to 19: 32,320
• 20 to 49: 22,747
• 50 or more: 95,757
• Mobile homes: 404

Housing units in District of Columbia with a mortgage: 92,531 (3,079 second mortgage, 10,789 home equity loan, 499 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,457

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.

10.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($71,933 average adjusted gross income)

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,860 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.20%
District of Columbia average:	0.20%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in District of Columbia.
10.18% relocated from other states ($70,073 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	10.18%
District of Columbia average:	10.18%

from Prince George's County, MD	1.30% ($36,643 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD	1.08% ($92,766)
from Arlington County, VA	0.95% ($65,300)
from Fairfax County, VA	0.53% ($78,347)
from New York County, NY	0.29% ($110,395)
from Alexandria city, VA	0.28% ($91,161)
from Cook County, IL	0.17% ($82,069)

10.44% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($88,265 average adjusted gross income)

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,904 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	0.29%
District of Columbia average:	0.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other counties in District of Columbia.
10.15% relocated to other states ($85,360 average AGI)

District of Columbia:	10.15%
District of Columbia average:	10.15%

to Prince George's County, MD	1.69% ($43,734 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, MD	1.09% ($112,324)
to Arlington County, VA	0.63% ($90,918)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.46% ($109,430)
to New York County, NY	0.39% ($105,082)
to Alexandria city, VA	0.34% ($99,784)
to Kings County, NY	0.21% ($74,897)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 14.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 7.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 8.6

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: 129,862 (56,499 living alone), Female householders: 161,708 (73,986 living alone)

• 77,704 spouses (73,419 opposite-sex spouses), 20,709 unmarried partners, (17,888 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 161,200 children (153,877 natural, 4,598 adopted, 2,725 stepchildren), 26,667 grandchildren, 7,528 brothers or sisters, 7,981 parents, 102 foster children, 15,833 other relatives, 57,597 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 38,858

Size of family households: 66,256 2-persons, 27,452 3-persons, 18,240 4-persons, 7,524 5-persons, 3,412 6-persons, 2,094 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 130,485 1-person, 29,096 2-persons, 3,889 3-persons, 1,478 4-persons, 1,171 5-persons, 396 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

54,336 married couples with children.
49,057 single-parent households (7,210 men, 41,847 women).

83.9% of residents of District of Columbia speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% 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
• 20,3302014 or later
• 12,7672010 to 2013
• 28,3992000 to 2009
• 13,2191990 to 1999
• 14,9721980 to 1989
• 18,3121970 to 1979
• 33,6321960 to 1969
• 38,7681950 to 1959
• 36,5171940 to 1949
• 105,8981939 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
• 2,0501 room
• 4,8192 rooms
• 10,9893 rooms
• 14,7474 rooms
• 15,7925 rooms
• 17,7396 rooms
• 16,5507 rooms
• 13,8978 rooms
• 24,4059+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 20,4601 room
• 27,7362 rooms
• 51,3493 rooms
• 35,8154 rooms
• 16,3995 rooms
• 7,9766 rooms
• 4,6247 rooms
• 3,1578 rooms
• 3,0669+ 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
• 2,932no bedroom
• 14,4311 bedroom
• 27,3682 bedrooms
• 45,5913 bedrooms
• 21,7184 bedrooms
• 8,9485+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in District of Columbia, District of Columbia
• 25,463no bedroom
• 75,0891 bedroom
• 47,9192 bedrooms
• 14,9673 bedrooms
• 5,3424 bedrooms
• 1,8025+ 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
• 17,831no vehicle
• 63,6791 vehicle
• 29,7752 vehicles
• 6,9353 vehicles
• 2,1754 vehicles
• 5935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in District of Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
• 84,048no vehicle
• 71,2891 vehicle
• 13,5332 vehicles
• 1,3773 vehicles
• 724 vehicles
• 2635+ vehicles

80.5% of District of Columbia residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% 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: 262,594
• Other state: 343,198
• Northeast: 101,058
• Midwest: 54,868
• South: 147,476
• West: 39,796

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+)"