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District of Columbia Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of District of Columbia is $46,502, which is much higher than the national average of $28,555. District of Columbia median household income is $69,235, which has grown by 72.54% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average District of Columbia residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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	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	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	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	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, #5

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

Mean Household Income, see rank

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

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

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		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.06%	$21,577, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.71%	$14,689, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.92%	$3,868, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.42%	$40,251, see rank	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	82,791 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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

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

Median Household Income by Age

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

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

Employment Status

	District of Columbia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	536,771	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	251,047	46.77%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	179,641	71.56%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,799	1.11%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	176,842	70.44%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156,991	88.77%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,851	11.23%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	71,406	28.44%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	285,724	53.23%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	187,869	65.75%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	377	0.13%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	187,492	65.62%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	168,847	90.06%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18,645	9.94%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	97,855	34.25%, see rank	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	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	323,242	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	109,822	33.98%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18,829	5.83%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	122,975	38.04%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	40,019	12.38%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	16,290	5.04%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	15,307	4.74%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,838	-	143,435,233
Male¹	156,991	48.18%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95,158	60.61%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	22,193	14.14%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,179	12.85%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	275	0.18%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,969	4.44%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,994	6.37%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	168,847	51.82%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	102,059	60.44%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27,269	16.15%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,214	21.45%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16	0.01%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	304	0.18%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,690	1.59%, see rank	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	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	325,838	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	218	0.07%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	9,964	3.06%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,910	1.20%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,931	0.59%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	16,211	4.98%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10,574	3.25%, see rank	4.93%
Information	13,007	3.99%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18,245	5.60%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	73,918	22.69%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	63,142	19.38%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30,229	9.28%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	54,935	16.86%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29,554	9.07%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

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

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