District of Columbia

2022 population: 671,803 ( 70,080 from 2010 , 17,743 from 2020)
Land area: 61.1 square miles
Population density: 10990.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	252,150	37.53%	20.4%
Black:	291,274	43.36%	3.2%
Indian:	1,404	0.21%	6.2%
Asian:	30,701	4.57%	46.0%
2+ races:	17,363	2.58%	37.3%
Hispanic:	78,911	11.75%	44.1%

Total non-White:	419,653	62.47%	7.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,587	13.5
Deaths:	13,393	9.7
Net Migration:	-26,210	-19.0
Net Immigration:	6,354	4.6

Change in White population:	42,686	7.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	27,394	4.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
601,723
209,464	34.81%
301,053	50.03%
1,322	0.22%
21,034	3.50%
12,650	2.10%
54,749	9.10%
392,259	65.19%

2000
572,059
159,178	27.83%
340,088	59.45%
1,274	0.22%
15,312	2.68%
9,584	1.68%
44,953	7.86%
412,881	72.17%

1990
606,900
166,225	27.39%
396,397	65.32%
1,293	0.21%
11,627	1.92%
n/a
31,358	5.17%
440,675	72.61%

1980
638,333
166,803	26.13%
444,808	69.68%
486	0.08%
6,883	1.08%
n/a
17,777	2.78%
471,530	73.87%

1970
756,510
204,919	27.09%
526,527	69.60%
937	0.12%
5,261	0.70%
n/a
15,671	2.07%
551,591	72.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
73,986	12.9
50,911	8.9
-41,606	-7.3
24,179	4.2

50,286	8.8
-20,622	-3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
91,961	15.2
64,283	10.6
-146,480	-24.1
31,961	5.3

-7,047	-1.2
-27,794	-4.6

Number	Rate
1980's
99,680	15.6
70,618	11.1
0	0.0
n/a

-578	-0.1
-30,855	-4.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-181,754	-24.0
n/a

-38,116	-5.0
-80,061	-10.6

Age, Family & Household Data for District of Columbia

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.8
124,056	18.5%
547,747	81.5%
84,451	12.6%

315,785
2.03

130,453	41.3%
79,884	61.2%
19,543	15.0%
185,332	58.7%

2010
Number	Percent
33.8
100,815	16.8%
500,908	83.2%
68,809	11.4%

266,707
2.11

112,715	42.3%
58,659	52.0%
21,183	18.8%
153,992	57.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
114,332	20.0%
457,727	80.0%
70,088	12.3%

248,590
2.16

115,963	46.6%
58,050	50.1%
25,229	21.8%
132,627	53.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.6
116,624	19.2%
490,276	80.8%
77,672	12.8%

249,034
2.27

123,580	49.6%
65,193	52.8%
24,012	19.4%
125,454	50.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.5
143,355	22.5%
494,978	77.5%
74,310	11.6%

254,032
2.39

135,569	53.4%
77,421	57.1%
28,154	20.8%
118,463	46.6%

2022 Housing Data for District of Columbia

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	23,287	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	11,819	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,041	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,102	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,101	1.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,918	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	7,489	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,777	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,461	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	15,086	4.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	20,791	6.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	34,044	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	27,034	8.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	22,509	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	34,699	11.0%
$200,000 or more	75,627	23.9%

Median Household Income	101,722
Per Capita Income	71,297

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	120

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	14,242	4.5%
Public Assistance	12,785	4.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43,156	13.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	308,890	73.6%
Unemployed	24,950	5.9%
In Armed Forces	2,972	0.7%

Total Labor Force	336,812	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	83,147	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	92,396	81,983	53.0%
Non-Profit	27,624	45,137	38.0%
Self-Employed	16,031	12,082	57.0%

Local Government	7,053	11,388	38.2%
State Government	3,479	4,875	41.6%
Federal Government	31,604	35,195	47.3%

Total Private + Self	108,427	94,065	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	69,760	96,595	41.9%
Total	178,187	190,660	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	25.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	110,981	30.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	47,890	13.0%
Professional, Technical	145,657	39.4%
Service Occupations	44,066	11.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	141	0.0%
All others	20,804	5.6%

White Collar		82.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	78,885	21.4%
Public administration	63,960	17.3%
Other services	35,540	9.6%
Educational services	32,787	8.9%
Health care and social assistance	32,098	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	19,040	5.2%
Retail trade	17,350	4.7%
Information	14,477	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	13,797	3.7%
Finance and insurance	12,691	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	10,362	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,331	2.8%
Construction	10,008	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9,063	2.5%
Manufacturing	4,642	1.3%
Wholesale trade	2,079	0.6%
Utilities	1,150	0.3%
Management	617	0.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	472	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	49	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	13,202	1.97%
Puerto Rican	6,020	0.90%
Cuban	3,250	0.48%
Dominican	4,483	0.67%

Total Central American	27,418	4.09%
Costa Rican	1,205	0.18%
Guatemalan	3,397	0.51%
Honduran	3,073	0.46%
Nicaraguan	1,138	0.17%
Panamanian	987	0.15%
Salvadoran	17,364	2.59%
Other Central American	254	0.04%

Total South American	14,877	2.22%
Argentinean	1,801	0.27%
Bolivian	794	0.12%
Chilean	1,306	0.19%
Colombian	5,058	0.75%
Ecuadorian	946	0.14%
Paraguayan	293	0.04%
Peruvian	2,471	0.37%
Uruguayan	492	0.07%
Venezuelan	1,649	0.25%
Other South American	67	0.01%

Other Hispanic	7,918	1.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7,534	1.12%
Chinese	6,420	0.96%
Korean	3,432	0.51%
Vietnamese	2,286	0.34%
Filipino	2,278	0.34%
Japanese	1,074	0.16%
Bangladeshi	498	0.07%
Taiwanese	446	0.07%
Indonesian	346	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	518,687	82.5%
Spanish	57,647	9.2%
Other	11,686	1.9%
Other Indo-European	10,670	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9,061	1.4%
Chinese	5,091	0.8%
Other Asian	3,741	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3,522	0.6%
German, other Germanic	2,373	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	50,711	7.6%
Irish	49,862	7.4%
English	43,408	6.5%
Italian	28,294	4.2%
American	18,427	2.7%
Polish	14,724	2.2%
European	12,734	1.9%
French	10,755	1.6%
Russian	9,712	1.4%
Scottish	9,510	1.4%
African	8,930	1.3%
Ethiopian	7,736	1.2%
Eastern European	7,091	1.1%
Jamaican	6,074	0.9%
Swedish	5,839	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	624,550	93.1%
Not a citizen	46,037	6.9%

Native	580,491	86.6%
Foreign-born	90,096	13.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14,584	3.0%	20,793	4.3%	72,816	15.0%	72,871	15.0%	124,860	25.8%	178,672	36.9%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14,584	3.0%
9-12 Years	20,793	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	72,816	15.0%
Some College	72,871	15.0%
Bach. Degree	124,860	25.8%
Grad Degree	178,672	36.9%
Average years of education: 15.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	331,677	312,071	19,606	5.9%
1991	319,995	295,423	24,572	7.7%
1992	317,069	289,912	27,157	8.6%
1993	314,324	287,993	26,331	8.4%
1994	309,634	285,026	24,608	7.9%
1995	300,235	274,298	25,937	8.6%
1996	290,648	266,160	24,488	8.4%
1997	287,313	263,995	23,318	8.1%
1998	293,324	268,937	24,387	8.3%
1999	305,391	285,335	20,056	6.6%

2000	309,977	292,299	17,678	5.7%
2001	311,232	291,080	20,152	6.5%
2002	308,760	287,196	21,564	7.0%
2003	308,454	285,997	22,457	7.3%
2004	313,735	288,323	25,412	8.1%
2005	318,130	295,907	22,223	7.0%
2006	320,581	300,323	20,258	6.3%
2007	326,557	307,071	19,486	6.0%
2008	334,487	311,588	22,899	6.8%
2009	338,113	304,277	33,836	10.0%

2010	346,707	312,132	34,575	10.0%
2011	352,193	316,372	35,821	10.2%
2012	365,176	332,412	32,764	9.0%
2013	374,199	342,609	31,590	8.4%
2014	379,678	350,415	29,263	7.7%
2015	388,446	361,556	26,890	6.9%
2016	395,124	370,553	24,571	6.2%
2017	403,671	378,980	24,691	6.1%
2018	408,248	385,083	23,165	5.7%
2019	414,976	392,726	22,250	5.4%

2020	409,734	376,839	32,895	8.0%
2021	378,103	352,468	25,635	6.8%
2022	388,403	370,229	18,174	4.7%
2023	398,251	378,714	19,537	4.9%

Migration Data for District of Columbia

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From State	Number of People
Maryland	137,633
Virginia	78,497
New York	23,862
California	20,652
Florida	14,277
Texas	11,245
Pennsylvania	10,806
North Carolina	10,319
Massachusetts	10,001
Georgia	7,719
Illinois	7,652
New Jersey	7,083
Ohio	4,799
Washington	4,160
Michigan	4,109

Outflows To (2011-2021)
To State	Number of People
Maryland	165,838
Virginia	79,167
California	27,354
New York	26,176
Florida	13,799
Texas	12,475
North Carolina	11,344
Pennsylvania	10,749
Massachusetts	9,970
Illinois	8,105
Georgia	7,351
New Jersey	6,142
Colorado	5,917
Washington	5,829
Ohio	4,304

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	350,372
Median Value	$705,000

Occupied	315,785	90.1%
Vacant	34,587	9.9%

Owned	130,865	41.4%
Rented	184,920	58.6%
Median Rent	$1,817

Single-Family Units	118,638	33.9%
Detached	40,269	11.5%
Attached	78,369	22.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	194,384	55.5%
Mobile Homes	363	0.1%