for Washington, DC

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U.S. Population: 305,568,774

Washington, DC
Demographics	Estimate	Percent
Total population	572,059	X
Male	269,366	47.1
Female	302,693	52.9
Median Age	35	X
Under 5 Years	32,536	5.7
18 years and over	457,067	79.9
65 years and over	69,898	12.2

One race	558,613	97.6
White	176,101	30.8
Black or African American	343,312	60.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	44,953	7.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,713	0.3
Asian	15,189	2.7
Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders	348	0.1
Some other race	21,950	3.8
Two or more races	13,446	2.4

Social	Estimate	Percent
Average household size	2.2	X
Average family size	3.1	X

Population (25 years and over)	384,535	X
High school graduate or higher	X	77.8
Bachelor's degree or higher	X	39.1
Civilian veterans	44,484	9.8
Disability status	115,980	21.9
Foreign born	73,561	12.9
Male, now married	72,038	32.8
Female, now married	69,954	27.5
Speak another language	90,417	16.8

Household population	536,497	X
Group quarters population	X	X

Economic	Estimate	Percent
Labor force	298,225	63.6
Mean travel time to work (in minutes)	29.7	X
Median household income	$40,127	X
Median family income	$46,283	X
Per capita income	$28,659	X
Families below poverty level	X	16.7
Individuals below poverty level	X	20.2

Housing	Estimate	Percent
Total housing units	274,845	X
Occupied housing units	248,338	90.4
Owner-occupied housing units	101,214	40.8
Renter-occupied housing units	147,124	59.2
Vacant housing units	26,507	9.6

Owner-occupied homes	76,289	X
Median value (dollars)	$157,200	X
Median monthly owner costs	X	X
With a mortgage (dollars)	$1,291	X
Not mortgaged (dollars)	$313	X

Zip codes

20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20336

Area codes

202

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Source: Census data, retrieved January 07, 2009

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