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Washington, District of Columbia

Washington city, District of Columbia · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Large metro coreHigher incomeGrowingHigh densityDistrict of Columbia · 61.1 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025WashingtonPeer medianPctileSource
Population681,294653,80455
Population change (10 yr)7.5%11.9%18
Median household income$109,870$92,28982
Poverty rate15.4%13.1%64
Bachelor's degree or higher64.2%55.2%82
Housing unit change (10 yr)20.0%20.2%45
Median owner-occupied home value$737,100$568,40073
Median gross rent$1,954$1,72064
Housing vacancy rate10.1%7.9%82
Worked from home33.0%26.9%82
Population, 2010–2024
WashingtonPeer median
Median household income, 2010–2024
WashingtonPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2010201720172024Peer median, latest span
Population+15.1%+1.3%+6.0%
Housing units+5.0%+17.2%+15.4%
Median household income+32.7%+41.5%+55.7%
Median owner-occupied home value+21.2%+37.2%+84.2%
Median gross rent+34.0%+37.2%+55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher+15.0%+13.5%+20.0%
Worked from home+22.2%+480.3%+292.7%
Poverty rate-5.8%-11.2%-21.4%
Establishment density · District of Columbia, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars39.4US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail8.3US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services13.8US 8.1above US rate
Professional & technical services84.2US 29.5above US rate
Ambulatory health care19.1US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.5US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation1.9US 2.1below US rate
Construction7.4US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
Boston, MA67666,442+4.2%$97,34454.9%
Denver, CO67718,877+13.4%$94,71856.5%
Austin, TX63979,539+13.3%$93,65859.6%
Seattle, WA62754,195+18.2%$123,86068.4%
Atlanta, GA59505,268+14.7%$85,65259.2%
Raleigh, NC57481,031+13.6%$85,39554.0%
Portland, OR57641,165+6.4%$90,91953.8%
Minneapolis, MN55427,246+8.3%$80,84655.5%
Oakland, CA55439,418+9.2%$101,60048.7%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN53690,130+10.6%$77,37148.0%