District Of Columbia Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	572,059	100.0

Male	269,366	47.1
Female	302,693	52.9

Under 5 years	32,536	5.7
5 to 9 years	35,385	6.2
10 to 14 years	30,018	5.2
15 to 19 years	37,867	6.6
20 to 24 years	51,823	9.1
25 to 34 years	101,762	17.8
35 to 44 years	87,677	15.3
45 to 54 years	75,310	13.2
55 to 59 years	27,803	4.9
60 to 64 years	21,980	3.8
65 to 74 years	35,919	6.3
75 to 84 years	25,004	4.4
85 years and over	8,975	1.6

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	457,067	79.9
Male	211,446	37.0
Female	245,621	42.9
21 years and over	425,229	74.3
62 years and over	82,342	14.4
65 years and over	69,898	12.2
Male	26,543	4.6
Female	43,355	7.6

RACE
One race	558,613	97.6
White	176,101	30.8
Black or African American	343,312	60.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,713	0.3
Asian	15,189	2.7
Asian Indian	2,845	0.5
Chinese	3,734	0.7
Filipino	2,228	0.4
Japanese	1,117	0.2
Korean	1,095	0.2
Vietnamese	1,903	0.3
Other Asian ¹	2,267	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	348	0.1
Native Hawaiian	138	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	62	0.0
Samoan	51	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	97	0.0
Some other race	21,950	3.8
Two or more races	13,446	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	184,309	32.2
Black or African American	350,455	61.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	4,775	0.8
Asian	17,956	3.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	785	0.1
Some other race	28,627	5.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	572,059	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	44,953	7.9
Mexican	5,098	0.9
Puerto Rican	2,328	0.4
Cuban	1,101	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	36,426	6.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	527,106	92.1
White alone	159,178	27.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	572,059	100.0
In households	536,497	93.8
Householder	248,338	43.4
Spouse	56,631	9.9
Child	129,116	22.6
Own child under 18 years	88,899	15.5
Other relatives	50,187	8.8
Under 18 years	22,097	3.9
Nonrelatives	52,225	9.1
Unmarried partner	14,886	2.6
In group quarters	35,562	6.2
Institutionalized population	7,964	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	27,598	4.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	248,338	100.0
Family households (families)	114,166	46.0
With own children under 18 years	49,104	19.8
Married-couple family	56,631	22.8
With own children under 18 years	20,741	8.4
Female householder, no husband present	47,032	18.9
With own children under 18 years	24,561	9.9
Nonfamily households	134,172	54.0
Householder living alone	108,744	43.8
Householder 65 years and over	24,903	10.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	60,987	24.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	53,369	21.5

Average household size	2.16	(X)
Average family size	3.07	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	274,845	100.0
Occupied housing units	248,338	90.4
Vacant housing units	26,507	9.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	2,207	0.8

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	248,338	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	101,214	40.8
Renter-occupied housing units	147,124	59.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.31	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.06	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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