District of Columbia Census Data
Population: 588,292
| District of Columbia | National |
Gender
| District of Columbia | National |
- Male: 47.1%
- Female: 52.9%
| - Male: 49.1%
- Female: 50.9%
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Race / Origin
| District of Columbia | National |
- White: 35.8%
- Black of African American: 54.7%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 3.1%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.0%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 8.3%
- Two or More Races: 1.6%
| - White: 75.1%
- Black of African American: 12.3%
- American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 3.6%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islands: 0.1%
- Hispanic/Latino (of any race): 12.5%
- Two or More Races: 2.4%
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Age
| District of Columbia | National |
- Median Age: 34.9
- 18 years and over: 80.7%
- 65 years and over: 11.9%
| - Median Age: 35.3
- 18 years and over: 74.3%
- 65 years and over: 12.4%
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Language Spoken at Home (population 5 years and older)
| District of Columbia | National |
- English Only: 80.2%
- Language other than English: 13.6%
- Spanish: 7.0%
| - English Only: 82.1%
- Language other than English: 17.9%
- Spanish: 10.7%
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Income
| District of Columbia | National |
- Median Household Income: $54,317
- Per capita Income: $40,379
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $52,860
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $49,364
- Families below poverty level: 13.0%
- Individuals below poverty level: 16.4%
| - Median Household Income: $41,994
- Per capita Income: $21,587
- Male full-time, year round, workers median income: $37,057
- Female full-time, year round, workers median income: $27,194
- Families below poverty level: 9.2%
- Individuals below poverty level: 12.4%
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Marital Status (population 15 years and older)
| District of Columbia | National |
- Never Married: 43.8%
- Now Married: 2.8%
- Divorced: 6.6%
| - Never Married: 27.1%
- Now Married: 54.4%
- Divorced: 9.7%
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Occupations (employed civilian population 16 years and older)
| District of Columbia | National |
- Management and Professional: 64.6%
- Service: 18.7%
- Sales and Office: 23.6%
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.0%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 4.3%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 5.3%
| - Management and Professional: 33.6%
- Service: 14.9%
- Sales and Office: 26.7%
- Famring, Fishing, and Forestry: 0.7%
- Construction, Extraction, etc.: 9.4%
- Production, Transportation, etc.: 14.6%
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Class Of Workers
| District of Columbia | National |
- Private wage and salary: 81.5%
- Government workers: 29.2%
- Self-employed: 5.8%
| - Private wage and salary: 78.5%
- Government workers: 14.6%
- Self-employed: 6.6%
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Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
