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Washington, District Of Columbia Neighborhood Profile

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Over 572,059 people live in Washington, District Of Columbia, two hundred and sixty-nine thousand, three hundred and sixty-six males, three hundred and two thousand, six hundred and ninety-three females. The median age for Washington, District Of Columbia is thirty-four point six years old. The number of households is 248,338. The number of affordable housing units in Washington, District Of Columbia is twenty-six thousand, five hundred and seven compared to 10,424,540 nationwide. The number of Washington, District Of Columbia owner-occupied units is two hundred and forty-eight thousand, three hundred and thirty-eight compared to one hundred and five million, four hundred and eighty thousand, one hundred and one in the U.S. The median value of Washington, District Of Columbia housing units currently stands at one hundred and fifty-seven thousand, two hundred dollars. In terms of Washington, District Of Columbia income characteristics, the median household income for Washington, District Of Columbia is forty thousand, one hundred and twenty-seven dollars dollars.

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 Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Total population572,059 281,421,906
StateDistrict of Columbia 
CityWashington 

Washington, District Of Columbia Population

 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Male269,36647.09%49.06%
Female302,69352.91%50.94%
Median age (years)34.6  35.3
18 years and over457,06779.9%74.31%
21 years and over425,22974.33%69.97%
62 years and over82,34214.39%14.66%
65 years and over69,89812.22%12.43%

 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
White176,10130.78%75.14%
Black or African American343,31260.01%12.32%
Asian15,1892.66%3.64%
Some other race24,0114.2%5.46%
Two or more races13,4462.35%2.43%
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Washington, District Of Columbia Housing

 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Total housing units 274,845 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 26,5079.64%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 248,33890.36%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 101,21436.83%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 147,12453.53%30.77%
 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200056,904 22.91%19.95%
1995 to 199874,124 29.85%28.9%
1990 to 199432,579 13.12%16.07%
1980 to 198933,146 13.35%15.58%
1970 to 197923,233 9.36%9.86%
1969 or earlier28,352 11.42%9.65%
 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Total households248,338  105,480,101
Family households (families)114,166 45.97%68.06%
Nonfamily households134,172 54.03%31.94%
 Washington, District Of Columbia United States
VALUE
Less than $50,0006465,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99913,57416,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99921,95413,110,384
$150,000 to $199,99911,2618,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9998,6316,583,049
$300,000 to $499,99911,9773,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9996,6951,308,116
$1,000,000 or more1,551313,759
Median (dollars)157,200119,600
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Washington, District Of Columbia Education

 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 157,475 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool9,4095.97% 6.47%
Kindergarten7,4004.7% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)54,47434.59% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)26,69416.95% 21.38%
College or graduate school59,49837.78% 22.81%
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Washington, District Of Columbia Economy

 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
Population 16 years and over469,041  217,168,077
In labor force298,225 63.58%63.92%
- Civilian labor force294,952 62.88%63.39%
- - Employed263,108 56.09%59.73%
- - Unemployed31,844 6.79%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force10.8  5.8
- Armed Forces3,273 0.7%0.53%
Not in labor force170,816 36.42%36.08%
Females 16 years and over252,087 53.75%51.66%
In labor force151,760 32.36%29.72%
- Civilian labor force151,071 32.21%29.65%
- - Employed134,470 28.67%27.92%
Own children under 6 years34,987 7.46%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force21,779  12,787,501
With earnings195,434 41.67%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)64,401  56,604
With Social Security income48,388 10.32%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,960  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income11,521 2.46%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,935  6,320
With public assistance income13,664 2.91%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,307  3,032
With retirement income44,597 9.51%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)26,348  17,376
 Washington, District Of Columbia %, Washington, District Of Columbia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households248,590  105,539,122
Less than $10,00036,939 14.86%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99914,594 5.87%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99928,443 11.44%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99930,592 12.31%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99935,311 14.2%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99939,553 15.91%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99922,437 9.03%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99920,790 8.36%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9998,292 3.34%2.2%
$200,000 or more11,639 4.68%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)40,127  41,994
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.