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District of Columbia

District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 across 1 counties, a median home price of $579,332, and a median household income of $109,707.

Home price
$579,332
Income
$109,707
Cost of living
138.8
Income tax
10.75%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$579,332
Median gross rent$1,954
Median year homes here were built1958
Share of homes built before 198069.0%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.1%
Share of homes that are vacant10.1%
Share of occupied homes that are rented58.5%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%
Typical monthly rent$2,532
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,246
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,015
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,835
Home insurance / yr$1,656

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living138.8
Median household income$109,707
Family health premium / yr$27,457
Infant childcare / yr$28,356
Regular gas price / gal$4.218
Poverty rate17.3%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home22.9%
Unemployment rate6.0%
Share of adults in the labor force71.6%
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%
Share of workers employed by government26.3%
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%
Economic output per resident$270,511

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.61%
Top state income tax10.75%
Capital gains tax10.75%
Combined sales tax6.00%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.0 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.3 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12750892
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 mi
Airports with airline service located here0
General aviation airfields located here0
Passenger train stations and the railway network1
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station1.0 mi
Households without a vehicle36.5%
Traffic deaths12.2
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher65.5%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%
Public schools in the county243
Public school enrollment93627
Students per full-time teacher11.0
Elementary schools143
Middle schools42
High schools37
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above18
Two-year institutions3
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 mi

Health

Primary care physicians129
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county10
Hospitals here with an emergency department7
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter7.8 µg
Without health insurance3.6%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.9%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.0%
Frequent mental distress14.4%
No leisure-time physical activity14.5%
Diagnosed diabetes7.9%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population702,250
Land area in square miles61
People per square mile of land11169.0
Supermarkets and grocery stores169
Convenience stores141
Share living far from a food store1.5%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.8%
Population change since 2020+0.6%
Natural change per 1,000 residents4
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6
Median age34.9 yrs
Share of residents under 1818.7%
Share of residents 65 and over12.8%
Share of households that are one person47.3%
Share of residents born outside the United States14.3%
Second languages19.1%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls56.4%
Congregations per 100,000 residents109
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6
Households that moved in33,508
Households that moved away32,142
Average income of arriving households$86,659
Average income of departing households$117,226
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,591
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings88.6%
Violent crime rate1,006

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Annual precipitation39.7 in
Annual snowfall10.2 in
Average daily solar energy4.15 kWh/m²

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b
Frost-free days220 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$152
Electric utilities serving this county1
Electricity price per kWh23.9¢
Household electricity use637 kWh
Residential natural gas price$20.69
Homes heated by electricity46.9%
Homes heated by utility gas47.9%
Homes heated by propane1.1%
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%
Homes heated by wood0.0%
Households with broadband92.5%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk97.4
Coastal flood risk74.0
Drought risk0.0
Landslide risk80.9
Hail risk97.0
Earthquake risk98.3
Tornado risk90.4
Tropical cyclone risk96.0
Extreme heat risk99.2
Winter weather risk96.8
Strong wind risk98.2
Wildfire risk26.2

Sports

Major pro teams based here3
NFL teams based here0
NBA teams based here1
MLB teams based here1
NHL teams based here1
MLS soccer teams based here1
Top-division college football teams0
Second-tier college football teams2
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here0

All 1 counties in District of Columbia

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

District of Columbia$737,100

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.