Population: 681,294
Households: 324,491
Average household size: 1.99
Median age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $109,870
Housing units: 361,014

Population comparison

2020 Census689,545

2024 estimate681,294

Change−1.2%

Population: 681,294
Median age: 34.9 years
Male: 323,822
Female: 357,472

Median age by sex

Male median age: 34.8 years
Female median age: 34.9 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

20,588Under 519,865

43,9475–1742,914

29,08418–2435,977

69,72525–3480,474

55,90335–4457,844

36,29845–5436,075

31,96555–6433,476

36,31265+50,847

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5–17

Male

5–9: 17,426
10–14: 18,035
15–17: 8,486

Female

5–9: 19,357
10–14: 15,165
15–17: 8,392

18–24

Male

18–19: 8,544
20: 3,818
21: 3,548
22–24: 13,174

Female

18–19: 10,817
20: 4,085
21: 4,348
22–24: 16,727

25–34

Male

25–29: 32,529
30–34: 37,196

Female

25–29: 40,502
30–34: 39,972

35–44

Male

35–39: 30,537
40–44: 25,366

Female

35–39: 31,953
40–44: 25,891

45–54

Male

45–49: 18,601
50–54: 17,697

Female

45–49: 18,902
50–54: 17,173

55–64

Male

55–59: 16,622
60–61: 6,119
62–64: 9,224

Female

55–59: 16,273
60–61: 6,868
62–64: 10,335

65+

Male

65–66: 5,576
67–69: 6,881
70–74: 9,681
75–79: 6,642
80–84: 4,096
85+: 3,436

Female

65–66: 6,540
67–69: 8,500
70–74: 13,324
75–79: 10,006
80–84: 6,363
85+: 6,114

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Black alone: 286,99742.1%
White alone: 258,05037.9%
Two or more races: 65,6519.6%
Some other race: 37,9845.6%
Asian alone: 29,7484.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2,5280.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 3360.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 81,152
White, not Hispanic: 248,392

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 132,514
Married-couple share: 60.5%
With children: 49.2%

Household sizeShare of households

153,56047.3%

1 person

95,54429.4%

2 people

36,10611.1%

3 people

24,3197.5%

4 people

14,9624.6%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 9,165
6 People: 3,381
7 Plus People: 2,416

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households132,514

Married-couple families80,18660.5% of family households

With children: 31,94139.8%
Without children: 48,24560.2%

Other families52,32839.5% of family households

Male householder: 9,95119%
Female householder: 42,37781%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	132,514	Not applicable
Married-couple families	80,186	60.5%
With children	31,941	39.8%
Without children	48,245	60.2%
Other families	52,328	39.5%
Male householder	9,951	19%
Female householder	42,377	81%

Median household: $109,870
Median family: $155,025
Per capita: $77,348

Household incomeShare of households

49,76815.3%

Under $25k

32,55110.0%

$25–49k

34,95510.8%

$50–74k

32,88110.1%

$75–99k

52,49616.2%

$100–149k

35,05010.8%

$150–199k

86,79026.7%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 23,408
$10,000–$14,999: 11,115
$15,000–$19,999: 7,364
$20,000–$24,999: 7,881

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 5,704
$30,000–$34,999: 6,292
$35,000–$39,999: 7,175
$40,000–$44,999: 6,513
$45,000–$49,999: 6,867

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 14,073
$60,000–$74,999: 20,882

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 28,277
$125,000–$149,999: 24,219

Education universe: 488,919
High school or higher: 92.7%
Bachelor’s or higher: 64.2%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

14,8553.0%

Less than 9th grade

21,0404.3%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

70,71514.5%

High school or equivalent

54,92011.2%

Some college, no degree

13,2752.7%

Associate degree

128,17926.2%

Bachelor’s degree

185,93538.0%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 6,853
Nursery School: 72
Kindergarten: 149
First Grade: 71
Second Grade: 659
Third Grade: 825
Fourth Grade: 404
Fifth Grade: 942
Sixth Grade: 2,121
Seventh Grade: 1,188
Eighth Grade: 1,571

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 3,751
Tenth Grade: 4,845
Eleventh Grade: 6,192
Twelfth No Diploma: 6,252

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 58,639
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 12,076

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 15,492
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 39,428

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 111,874
Professional School Degree: 50,720
Doctorate Degree: 23,341

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	14,855
Grades 9–12, no diploma	21,040
High school or equivalent	70,715
Some college, no degree	54,920
Associate degree	13,275
Bachelor’s degree	128,179
Graduate or professional	185,935

Marital status by sexMale and Female

4,83016,209

Widowed

18,82929,820

Divorced

3,9064,105

Separated

97,14287,421

Now Married

146,972169,635

Never Married

11,68811,759

Married Spouse Absent

85,45475,662

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	4,830	16,209
Divorced	18,829	29,820
Separated	3,906	4,105
Now Married	97,142	87,421
Never Married	146,972	169,635
Married Spouse Absent	11,688	11,759
Married Spouse Present	85,454	75,662

Median home value: $737,100
Median gross rent: $1,954

Housing tenure

Owner: 134,68341.5%
Renter: 189,80858.5%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 324,49189.9%
Vacant: 36,52310.1%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 101,930
Owners without mortgage: 32,753

Vacancy reason

For rent14,405

39.4%

For sale2,151

5.9%

Rented, not occupied3,155

8.6%

Sold, not occupied1,417

3.9%

Seasonal2,747

7.5%

Migrant workers68

0.2%

Other12,580

34.4%

Structure type

Detached39,744

11.0%

Attached78,345

21.7%

2–4 units36,989

10.2%

5–19 units53,825

14.9%

20+ units151,740

42.0%

Mobile or other371

0.1%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 11,723
Structure 3–4 Units: 25,266

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 24,140
Structure 10–19 Units: 29,685

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 27,330
Structure 50 Plus Units: 124,410

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 281
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 90

Year builtHousing units by period

188,50452.2%

Before 1960

60,50816.8%

1960–79

25,6237.1%

1980–99

75,99921.1%

2000–19

10,3802.9%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 113,693
1940–1949: 34,585
1950–1959: 40,226

1960–79

1960–1969: 36,294
1970–1979: 24,214

1980–99

1980–1989: 15,690
1990–1999: 9,933

2000–19

2000–2009: 26,843
2010–2019: 49,156

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

19,249

4,897

1990s

14,636

5,988

2000s

24,251

14,987

2010s

49,901

72,561

2020–22

23,198

69,736

2023+

3,448

21,639

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

2,1161.6%

Under $100k

4,3133.2%

$100–249k

30,36822.5%

$250–499k

32,20923.9%

$500–749k

24,66318.3%

$750–999k

24,30118.0%

$1–1.49m

16,71312.4%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 887
10000–14999: 83
15000–19999: 13
20000–24999: 116
25000–29999: 53
30000–34999: 61
35000–39999: 85
40000–49999: 177
50000–59999: 206
60000–69999: 181
70000–79999: 57
80000–89999: 86
90000–99999: 111

$100–249k

100000–124999: 647
125000–149999: 434
150000–174999: 691
175000–199999: 420
200000–249999: 2,121

$250–499k

250000–299999: 2,692
300000–399999: 12,424
400000–499999: 15,252

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 9,397
2000000+: 7,316

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50013,272

7.1%

$500–99912,891

6.9%

$1,000–1,49932,480

17.5%

$1,500–1,99937,808

20.3%

$2,000–2,49931,959

17.2%

$2,500–2,99921,972

11.8%

$3,000+35,562

19.1%

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Under $500

Under 100: 826
100–149: 384
150–199: 1,016
200–249: 2,115
250–299: 2,411
300–349: 2,043
350–399: 1,363
400–449: 1,430
450–499: 1,684

$500–999

500–549: 1,251
550–599: 995
600–649: 1,218
650–699: 1,431
700–749: 1,231
750–799: 1,186
800–899: 2,032
900–999: 3,547

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 14,314
1250–1499: 18,166

$3,000+

3000–3499: 13,722
3500+: 21,840

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

22,447

94,404

1 vehicle

71,903

78,799

2 vehicles

32,352

14,085

3 vehicles

5,696

1,821

4 vehicles

1,723

408

5+ vehicles

562

291

Workers age 16+: 373,183
Average commute: 30 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 102,18127.4%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 14,9724.0%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 75,68020.3%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 47,49512.7%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 123,14633.0%Derived from published counts
Other: 9,7092.6%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 35,337
Bicycle: 12,158

Other

Other Transportation: 6,406
Motorcycle: 374
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 2,929

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

32,28912.9%

Under 15 min

89,24735.7%

15–29 min

80,97832.4%

30–44 min

27,59711.0%

45–59 min

19,9268.0%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,320
5–9: 9,874
10–14: 19,095

15–29 min

15–19: 32,437
20–24: 36,643
25–29: 20,167

30–44 min

30–34: 50,034
35–39: 13,140
40–44: 17,804

60+ min

60–89: 14,230
90+: 5,696

Population age 16+: 564,439
Civilian labor force: 400,406
Employed: 374,990
Unemployed: 25,416
Unemployment rate: 6.4%
Poverty universe: 654,224
Persons below poverty: 101,008
Gini index: 0.52
White-collar workers: 314,256
Blue-collar workers: 18,669

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

18,771

23,294

Sales Office Occupations

18,489

26,895

Management Business Science Arts

126,693

142,179

Production Transportation Material Moving

9,564

2,761

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

5,921

423

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	18,771	23,294
Sales Office Occupations	18,489	26,895
Management Business Science Arts	126,693	142,179
Production Transportation Material Moving	9,564	2,761
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	5,921	423

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 295,492
Workplace jobs: 625,202
Internal commuters: 203,088
Inbound commuters: 422,114
Outbound commuters: 92,404
Net worker inflow: 329,710

Coverage status

Insured: 647,31296.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 24,4543.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

3,78915.5%

Under 19

9,92440.6%

Age 19–34

10,08741.2%

Age 35–64

6542.7%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 583,90685.7%
Foreign born: 97,38814.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 46,678
Not a citizen: 50,710

Residential mobility

Same house: 539,527
Within same county: 67,279
From another county: 0
From another state: 55,446
From abroad: 10,580

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 350,364

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
District of Columbia, District of Columbia	681,294	$109,870	34.9 years	41.5%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	20,588	19,865
5–17	43,947	42,914
18–24	29,084	35,977
25–34	69,725	80,474
35–44	55,903	57,844
45–54	36,298	36,075
55–64	31,965	33,476
65+	36,312	50,847

Category	Value
Black alone	286,997
White alone	258,050
Two or more races	65,651
Some other race	37,984
Asian alone	29,748
American Indian / Alaska Native	2,528
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	336

Category	Value
1 person	153,560
2 people	95,544
3 people	36,106
4 people	24,319
5+ people	14,962

Category	Value
Under $25k	49,768
$25–49k	32,551
$50–74k	34,955
$75–99k	32,881
$100–149k	52,496
$150–199k	35,050
$200k+	86,790

Category	Value
For rent	14,405
For sale	2,151
Rented, not occupied	3,155
Sold, not occupied	1,417
Seasonal	2,747
Migrant workers	68
Other	12,580

Category	Value
Detached	39,744
Attached	78,345
2–4 units	36,989
5–19 units	53,825
20+ units	151,740
Mobile or other	371

Category	Value
Before 1960	188,504
1960–79	60,508
1980–99	25,623
2000–19	75,999
2020+	10,380

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	19,249	4,897
1990s	14,636	5,988
2000s	24,251	14,987
2010s	49,901	72,561
2020–22	23,198	69,736
2023+	3,448	21,639

Category	Value
Under $100k	2,116
$100–249k	4,313
$250–499k	30,368
$500–749k	32,209
$750–999k	24,663
$1–1.49m	24,301
$1.5m+	16,713

Category	Value
Under $500	13,272
$500–999	12,891
$1,000–1,499	32,480
$1,500–1,999	37,808
$2,000–2,499	31,959
$2,500–2,999	21,972
$3,000+	35,562

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	324,491
Vacant	36,523

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	22,447	94,404
1 vehicle	71,903	78,799
2 vehicles	32,352	14,085
3 vehicles	5,696	1,821
4 vehicles	1,723	408
5+ vehicles	562	291

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	102,181
Carpool	14,972
Public transit	75,680
Walk or bicycle	47,495
Work from home	123,146
Other	9,709

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	647,312
Uninsured	24,454

Category	Value
Under 15 min	32,289
15–29 min	89,247
30–44 min	80,978
45–59 min	27,597
60+ min	19,926

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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