StateMaster - District of Columbia People statistics

Age Dependency Ratio	49.3	[51st of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian	58%	[28th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000	11.2	[2nd of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000	279.8	[13th of 51]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants	7,000	[40th of 43]
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita)	1.272 per 100 people	[23rd of 43]
Median Age	35.8	[37th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force	67.2 %	[6th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans	8.8 %	[49th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia	18.7%	[41st of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe	16.9%	[28th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America	47.3%	[23rd of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico	4.3%	[41st of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren	47.7 %	[27th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children	7.2 %	[51st of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over	20.4 %	[44th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years	23.3 %	[51st of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability	10.9 %	[36th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability	9.6 %	[2nd of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability	37.9 %	[33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over	12.1 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over	1.4 %	[21st of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	0.3 %	[35th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone	2.9 %	[16th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone	57.8 %	[1st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born	13.1 %	[11th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	0 %	[30th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone	4.1 %	[12th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races	1.7 %	[17th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race	1.4 %	[20th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone	33.1 %	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino	29 %	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago	16.1 %	[21st of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago	9.4 %	[48th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago	6.7 %	[1st of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home	16.2 %	[14th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well"	5.5 %	[18th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home	9.1 %	[11th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65	13.2%	[22nd of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence	46.9 %	[44th of 51]
Percent of total population	0.19%	[51st of 56]
Population	550,521	[51st of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005	-21,538	[52nd of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005	-3.8%	[52nd of 52]
Population density > Per km²	3,620.6 humans/km²	[1st of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi	9,378 humans/sq. mi	[1st of 51]
Sex Ratio	88.5	[51st of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population	45,023	[42nd of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders	16,582	[43rd of 51]
Total Black Population	314,773	[23rd of 51]
Total Black Population (per capita)	57.177 per 100 people	[1st of 51]
Total Hispanic Population	47,045	[41st of 51]
Total Native Americans	1,896	[49th of 51]
Total Two or More Races	3,993	[51st of 51]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months	46	[46th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: District of Columbia, Washington (District of Columbia), DC, D.C., Dist. of Col.

More facts and figures on District of Columbia

Background (4)
Crime (33)
Education (221)
Economy (735)
Energy (120)
Government (11)
Geography (18)
Health (228)
Housing (14)
Industry (20)
Immigration (34)

COMMENTARY

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

Press Releases |

Special Territories and Administrative Regions > District of Columbia > People

Related links:

More facts and figures on District of Columbia