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20024

Washington, DC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
15,888
Median household income
$107,411
People below poverty
15.8%
Median home value
$526,700

Income

The median income of households in 20024 was $107,411. An estimated 4.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 18.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.6
$10,000 to $14,999 3.9
$15,000 to $24,999 6.8
$25,000 to $34,999 4.6
$35,000 to $49,999 4.8
$50,000 to $74,999 10.3
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 14.5
$200,000 or more 18.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 111184
Female 94096

An estimated 81% of households received earnings. An estimated 16% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,714. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81
Social Security 16
Retirement income 16.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.9
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 39.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 39.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 12.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 22.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 46.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 20024 in 2020-2024, 96.7% had health insurance coverage and 3.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.7% and public coverage was 33.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.8%.


In 2020-2024, 20024 had a total population of 15,888 - 7,720 (48.6%) females and 8,168 (51.4%) males. The median age was 35.5 years. An estimated 12.4% of the population was under 18 years, 53.2% was 19 to 44 years, 20.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 20024 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 623 352
5 to 9 83 60
10 to 14 320 274
15 to 19 265 159
20 to 24 599 556
25 to 29 1052 1064
30 to 34 1178 1090
35 to 39 796 918
40 to 44 546 651
45 to 49 365 284
50 to 54 433 411
55 to 59 548 394
60 to 64 430 340
65 to 69 334 340
70 to 74 82 272
75 to 79 277 243
80 to 84 87 192
85 and over 150 120

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 43.6% were White; 39.6% were Black or African American; 3.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5% were Asian; 10.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.1% of the people in 20024 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 41.8% of the people in 20024 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,097 households in 20024. The average household size was 1.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 14.5% of the households in 20024 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42.8% of all households, while 35.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 30.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 33.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 64.3% of all households.

In 20024, 9.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 18.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 14.5
Cohabiting Couples 7.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 26.4% of males and 20.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 63.7 64.7
Now married, except separated 26.4 20.4
Separated 1.2 3.5
Widowed 0.9 2.7
Divorced 7.8 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 20024, 86 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 55.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.8% of the people living in 20024 were U.S. natives. 24.7% of the 20024 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.2% of 20024 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 77.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 20024 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 20024.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 29.8
Asia 27.6
Europe 21.9
Africa 17.8
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 1.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 20024 in 2020-2024, 15.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.7% of people at least five years old; 2.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.7
Other Indo-European languages 5.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 20024 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.7
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 0
Different state 10.2
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 96 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 74.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 20024 was 1,560 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 46 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 708. College or graduate school enrollment was 806.

Educational Attainment of People in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4
High school diploma or equivalency 7.5
Some college, no degree 10.5
Associate's degree 3.4
Bachelor's degree 32.7
Graduate or professional degree 42

Disability

In 20024, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 9.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 20024, 72.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 22.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 68.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 28.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,990 68.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,939 28.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 264 2.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 20024 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 1.5
Manufacturing 2.1
Wholesale trade 0.3
Retail trade 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 4.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 29.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 12.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 8.4
Public administration 21.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 20024 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 7,821 76.7
Service occupations 741 7.3
Sales and office occupations 1,255 12.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 34 0.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 342 3.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 23.8% of 20024 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 1.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 23.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 1.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 19.8
Walked 11.2
Other means 8
Worked from home 35.4

In 2020-2024, 20024 had a total of 12,219 housing units. Of these housing units, 14.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 84.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 14.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 84.2
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.7

32.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 20024 was 3.1 rooms, and of these housing units 13.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 20024 had 10,097 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,122 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 32.2% while renters occupied 67.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.6.

11.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 43% and another 0.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 20024:

House Heating Fuel Used in 20024 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 37.7
Electricity 54.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 1.5
No fuel used 4.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 20024 was $526,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 71 % had a mortgage. 29% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,701 and for owners without a mortgage it was $955.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 20024 was $2,139. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.