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

District Of Columbia state Population

 District Of Columbia %, 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%

 District Of Columbia %, 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%

District Of Columbia state Housing

 District Of Columbia %, 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%
 District Of Columbia %, 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%
 District Of Columbia %, 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%
 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

District Of Columbia state Education

 District Of Columbia %, 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%

District Of Columbia state Economy

 District Of Columbia %, 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
 District Of Columbia %, 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


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.