District of Columbia vs. Virginia

	District of Columbia	Virginia
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	705,749	8,535,519
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17.3%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	601,767	8,001,049
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	601,723	8,001,024
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.1%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	12.1%	15.4%
Female persons, percent	52.6%	50.8%
White alone, percent	45.6%	69.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	46.4%	19.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	4.4%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	11.3%	9.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	37.1%	61.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,936	684,480
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.0%	12.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	319,531	3,538,847
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	41.8%	66.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$568,400	$264,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,456	$1,767
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$672	$470
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,487	$1,202
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	62.3%	21.7%
Building permits, 2018	4,615	31,977
Households, 2014-2018	281,322	3,128,415
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.29	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.4%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.4%	16.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.8%	89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.0%	82.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.6%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	38.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.6%	8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.5%	10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.5%	64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.9%	60.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,101,602	17,795,901
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,963,981	47,705,003
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	309,832	96,389,872
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,591,868	86,613,641
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	4,439,933	110,002,385
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,022	$13,438
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	30.3	28.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$82,604	$71,564
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,321	$37,763
Persons in poverty, percent	16.2%	10.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	23,585	201,893
Total employment, 2017	527,004	3,310,542
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	40,999,824	177,105,769
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	61,347	617,046
All firms, 2012	63,408	653,193
Men-owned firms, 2012	30,237	353,012
Women-owned firms, 2012	27,064	236,290
Minority-owned firms, 2012	29,983	185,043
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	29,521	450,109
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	5,070	76,434
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	54,217	548,439
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.2%	9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.9%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	6.1%	4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	34.5%	30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	9,856.5	202.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	61.05	39,490.09

Source: United States Census Bureau

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