People QuickFacts District of Columbia District of Columbia Population, 2012 estimate 632,323 632,323 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 601,723 601,723 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 5.1% 5.1% Population, 2010 601,723 601,723 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.9% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 17.0% 17.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 11.4% 11.4% Female persons, percent, 2011 52.7% 52.7%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 42.4% 42.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 50.7% 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.6% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 3.7% 3.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.5% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 9.5% 9.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 35.3% 35.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 80.4% 80.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 13.3% 13.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 14.5% 14.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.1% 87.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 50.5% 50.5% Veterans, 2007-2011 31,119 31,119 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 29.6 29.6  Housing units, 2011 298,902 298,902 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 42.8% 42.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 61.8% 61.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $442,600 $442,600 Households, 2007-2011 260,136 260,136 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.13 2.13 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $43,993 $43,993 Median household income, 2007-2011 $61,835 $61,835 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 18.2% 18.2%     Business QuickFacts District of Columbia District of Columbia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 21,502 21,502 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 463,076 463,076 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 11.6 11.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 46,010 46,010  Total number of firms, 2007 55,887 55,887 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 28.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 5.9% 5.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.1% 6.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 34.5% 34.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 332,844 332,844 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,117,990 2,117,990 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 3,843,716 3,843,716 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $6,555 $6,555 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,278,171 4,278,171 Building permits, 2011 4,612 4,612     Geography QuickFacts District of Columbia District of Columbia Land area in square miles, 2010 61.05 61.05 Persons per square mile, 2010 9,856.6 9,856.5 FIPS Code 001 11 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts