People QuickFacts	Washington	District of Columbia
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	617,996	619,020
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	601,723	601,723
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	2.7%	2.9%
 	Population, 2010    	601,723	601,723
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	5.4%	5.4%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	16.8%	16.8%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	11.4%	11.4%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	52.8%	52.8% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	38.5%	38.5%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	50.7%	50.7%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.3%	0.3%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	3.5%	3.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.9%	2.9%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	9.1%	9.1%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	34.8%	34.8% 			
 	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, 2010    	296,719	296,719
 	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	Washington	District of Columbia
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	55,909	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    	S	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

   	Geography QuickFacts	Washington	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    	50000	11
 	Counties    	District of Columbia
 	

(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