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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of District Of Columbia County is $46,502, which is about the same as the state average of $46,502 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. District Of Columbia County median household income is $69,235, which has grown by 72.54% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 72.54% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average District Of Columbia County residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 30.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1

District Of Columbia County	46,502 USD
District of Columbia	46,502 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	46,529 USD
District of Columbia	46,529 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	50,005 USD
District of Columbia	50,005 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	43,865 USD
District of Columbia	43,865 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

District Of Columbia County	69,235 USD
District of Columbia	69,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	104,615 USD
District of Columbia	104,615 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

District Of Columbia County	72.54%
District of Columbia	72.54%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	District Of Columbia County		District of Columbia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.06%	$21,577, see rank	24.06%	$21,577	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.71%	$14,689, see rank	18.71%	$14,689	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.92%	$3,868, see rank	3.92%	$3,868	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.42%	$40,251, see rank	14.42%	$40,251	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	82,791 USD
District of Columbia	82,791 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

District Of Columbia County	130,984 USD
District of Columbia	130,984 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
White	$111,817, see rank	$111,817	$56,900
Black	$40,829, see rank	$40,829	$35,600
Hispanic	$61,210, see rank	$61,210	$42,396
Asian	$82,213, see rank	$82,213	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$62,928, see rank	$62,928	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$75,156, see rank	$75,156	$53,370
One Race, Other	$46,148, see rank	$46,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$72,630, see rank	$72,630	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
less than 25	$31,384, see rank	$31,384	$25,788
25 to 44	$83,013, see rank	$83,013	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,931, see rank	$69,931	$65,027
65 or over	$47,139, see rank	$47,139	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	536,771, see rank	536,771	248,775,628
Male¹	251,047, 46.77%, see rank	46.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	179,641, 71.56%, see rank	71.56%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,799, 1.11%, see rank	1.11%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	176,842, 70.44%, see rank	70.44%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156,991, 88.77%, see rank	88.77%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,851, 11.23%, see rank	11.23%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71,406, 28.44%, see rank	28.44%	30.72%
Female¹	285,724, 53.23%, see rank	53.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,869, 65.75%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	377, 0.13%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,492, 65.62%, see rank	65.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	168,847, 90.06%, see rank	90.06%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,645, 9.94%, see rank	9.94%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	97,855, 34.25%, see rank	34.25%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	323,242, 100%	323,242	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	109,822, 33.98%, see rank	33.98%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18,829, 5.83%, see rank	5.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	122,975, 38.04%, see rank	38.04%	5.06%
Walked	40,019, 12.38%, see rank	12.38%	2.78%
Other Means	16,290, 5.04%, see rank	5.04%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15,307, 4.74%, see rank	4.74%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

District Of Columbia County	30.5 minutes
District of Columbia	30.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,838	325,838	143,435,233
Male¹	156,991, 48.18%, see rank	48.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95,158, 60.61%, see rank	60.61%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	22,193, 14.14%, see rank	14.14%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,179, 12.85%, see rank	12.85%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	275, 0.18%, see rank	0.18%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,969, 4.44%, see rank	4.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,994, 6.37%, see rank	6.37%	17.94%
Female¹	168,847, 51.82%, see rank	51.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	102,059, 60.44%, see rank	60.44%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27,269, 16.15%, see rank	16.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,214, 21.45%, see rank	21.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	304, 0.18%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,690, 1.59%, see rank	1.59%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	District Of Columbia County	District of Columbia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,838, 100%	325,838	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	218, 0.07%, see rank	0.07%	1.96%
Construction	9,964, 3.06%, see rank	3.06%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,910, 1.20%, see rank	1.20%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,931, 0.59%, see rank	0.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	16,211, 4.98%, see rank	4.98%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,574, 3.25%, see rank	3.25%	4.93%
Information	13,007, 3.99%, see rank	3.99%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18,245, 5.60%, see rank	5.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	73,918, 22.69%, see rank	22.69%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	63,142, 19.38%, see rank	19.38%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30,229, 9.28%, see rank	9.28%	9.49%
Public Administration	54,935, 16.86%, see rank	16.86%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,554, 9.07%, see rank	9.07%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	District Of Columbia County	%	District of Columbia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	109,378	18.24%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16,259	14.31%, see rank	14.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.