District of Columbia
State in United States. 681,294 residents. 158 km² of land (61 sq mi).
Rents
Median gross rent
$1,954USD per month, ± $26
U.S. $1,413
2020–2024.
Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
By number of bedrooms
| Home size | Median rent, USD per month |
|---|---|
| Studio (no bedroom) | $1,750 ± $33 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,944 ± $43 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,083 ± $86 |
| 3 bedrooms | $2,503 ± $134 |
| 4 bedrooms | $3,369 ± $229 |
| 5 or more bedrooms | $3,075 ± $1,826 |
2020–2024. Gross rent is the contract rent plus utilities. It covers all renter households, sitting tenants included, so it lags the rents asked for new leases. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $3,500 are published only as "$3,500+" and medians below $100 as "$100-". Medians by number of bedrooms rest on fewer households, so they are missing more often and less precise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Home prices
Median home value
$737,100USD, ± $10,625
U.S. $332,700
2020–2024.
The value is each owner's own estimate of what the home would sell for, not a sale price. Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. Medians above $2,000,000 are published only as "$2,000,000+" and medians below $10,000 as "$10,000-".
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Work and pay
Average wage
$59.13$2,365$10,248USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month
U.S. $36.35$1,454$6,301
2024.
Hourly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage divided by 40 hours. The source does not report hours worked and counts part-time jobs, so actual hourly pay is higher where part-time work is common.
Monthly figure calculated by Marsadata: the weekly wage times 52, divided by 12.
Covers jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. Wages include bonuses. It is an average per job, full-time and part-time alike, not per worker. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer. Recent figures are revised by the publisher.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Employment
759,666jobs
2024.
Counts jobs at employers subject to unemployment insurance, more than 95% of U.S. jobs; the self-employed are not included. A person with two jobs is counted twice. Figures are withheld where they could reveal an individual employer.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
By industry sector
| Sector | Wage, private sector, USD per hour, at 40 hours a weekUSD per weekUSD per month | Jobs, private sector | Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | $88.65$3,546$15,366 | 121,794 | 5,738 |
| Health care and social assistance | $41.15$1,646$7,133 | 71,704 | 2,358 |
| Other services (except public administration) | $57.10$2,284$9,897 | 69,072 | 4,286 |
| Accommodation and food services | $22.60$904$3,917 | 67,070 | 2,817 |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | $34.43$1,377$5,967 | 47,370 | 970 |
| Educational services | $40.23$1,609$6,972 | 44,874 | 661 |
| Retail trade | $24.53$981$4,251 | 19,991 | 1,653 |
| Information | $106.55$4,262$18,469 | 18,575 | 851 |
| Construction | $45.10$1,804$7,817 | 14,406 | 506 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | $58.98$2,359$10,222 | 12,640 | 1,502 |
| Finance and insurance | $122.38$4,895$21,212 | 12,448 | 1,079 |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | $43.10$1,724$7,471 | 10,026 | 444 |
| Wholesale trade | $95.05$3,802$16,475 | 5,617 | 370 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | $136.28$5,451$23,621 | 3,229 | 189 |
| Utilities | $70.70$2,828$12,255 | 2,110 | 81 |
| Transportation and warehousing | $39.38$1,575$6,825 | 1,995 | 167 |
| Manufacturing | withheld | withheld | 104 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | withheld | withheld | not published |
Periods: 2024, 2023. “Withheld” marks cells the publisher suppresses to protect individual employers.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Businesses
Business establishments
23,801establishments
2023.
Employer establishments only: the self-employed are not counted. Excludes crop and animal production, rail transportation, the postal service, public administration and most government. The source publishes no turnover.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Business establishments per 1,000 residents
34.9per 1,000 residents
U.S. 25.0
2023.
The two inputs cover different periods (2023 and 2020–2024). Establishments are counted where they operate and residents where they live, so employment centres score high. The self-employed and most government are not counted.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Calculated by Marsadata from County Business Patterns 2023 total establishments divided by the ACS 5-year 2020–2024 population estimate, times 1,000. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Energy
Residential electricity price
25.98cents per kWh
U.S. 18.16
August 2026.
Preliminary figure: the publisher may still revise it.
Average revenue per kilowatt-hour sold, not a tariff: no household pays exactly this rate. Monthly figures come from a sample of utilities, are preliminary until the annual survey replaces them, and are not adjusted for inflation or season.
Residential natural gas price
33.05USD per thousand cubic feet
U.S. 27.05
August 2026.
Covers gas sold by utilities to their own customers; gas bought from third-party suppliers is excluded except marketer sales in Georgia, New York and Ohio. Some states and months are not available. Not adjusted for inflation or season.
People
Population
681,294people
2020–2024.
Five-year pooled sample survey (2020–2024), not a single-year figure; small areas carry large margins of error. It is a survey estimate, not a census count. The national figure covers the 50 states and the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico is published separately.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Population density
4,303.3people per km²
U.S. 36.6
2020–2024.
Land area excludes water. The national figure uses the land area of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, matching the population estimate.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Calculated by Marsadata from the ACS 5-year population estimate (table B01003) divided by the land area in the Census Bureau's 2025 cartographic boundary files. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Languages
Languages spoken at home
| Language group | Share | People |
|---|---|---|
| English only | 80.9% | 518,478 ± 3,204 |
| Spanish | 9.4% | 60,423 ± 1,708 |
| Other and unspecified languages | 2.2% | 14,310 ± 1,606 |
| Other Indo-European languages | 2.0% | 12,593 ± 1,153 |
| French, Haitian or Cajun | 1.7% | 10,998 ± 1,216 |
| Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) | 0.9% | 5,861 ± 728 |
| Other Asian and Pacific Island languages | 0.7% | 4,376 ± 688 |
| Russian, Polish or other Slavic languages | 0.6% | 3,859 ± 530 |
| German or other West Germanic languages | 0.4% | 2,759 ± 370 |
| Arabic | 0.4% | 2,265 ± 501 |
| Korean | 0.3% | 2,208 ± 438 |
| Vietnamese | 0.2% | 1,362 ± 575 |
| Tagalog (incl. Filipino) | 0.2% | 1,349 ± 344 |
2020–2024. Of 640,841 residents aged five and over. Shares are calculated by Marsadata from the published counts.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. This site uses U.S. Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.