District Of Columbia Demographics

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Female residents

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Income per capita

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Population density (people per sqmi)

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Race - Black or African American

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

District Of Columbia is 1st out of 51 other states in Units inside multi-unit buildings

District Of Columbia is 2nd out of 51 other states in Home median value

District Of Columbia is 5th out of 51 other states in Income below poverty line

District Of Columbia is 9th out of 51 other states in Income per household

District Of Columbia is 12th out of 51 other states in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Size Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	632,323	49th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	61.0	51st	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9,856.5	1st	87.4

Education Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.1%	28th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	50.5%	1st	28.2%

Race Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Race - White	42.9%	50th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	50.1%	1st	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	30th	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.8%	16th	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	12th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	13th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	19th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	35.5%	50th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Female residents	52.7%	1st	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.3%	13th	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Housing units	298,902	50th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	61.8%	1st	25.9%
Households	260,136	48th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	42.8%	51st	66.1%
Home median value	$442,600	2nd	$186,200
People per household	2.1	51st	2.6
Building permits (last year)	3,823	42nd	829,658

Business Demographics
	District Of Columbia	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	21,545	48th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	477,623	43rd	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	55,887	51st	27,092,908
Retail sales	$3,843,716	51st	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$6,555	51st	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,278,171	34th	$613,795,732