United States · District of Columbia

Born in Washington

Washington is home to 689,545 people in District of Columbia. It is the number 24 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

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People and money in Washington

• Median age: 34.9 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $109,707 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $76,604 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $13,389 / $440,121 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 17% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 66% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 16% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.02 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $1,931 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 4,436 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

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