Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.
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Taxes and the economy
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
$109,870
Median household income
2020–2024 estimate
Median money income received by District of Columbia households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
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How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A districtwide median obscures neighborhood and household differences.
Housing and property costs
Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$1,954/month
Median gross rent
2020–2024 estimate
Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.
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How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.
Keep in mind
This is a multi-year districtwide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by neighborhood, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.
Public safety and criminal justice
Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
172
Homicide deaths
2024 final data
Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
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Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted homicide death rate
23.3 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.
Healthcare
Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
5.0%
People under 65 without health insurance
2020–2024 estimate
Share of District of Columbia residents younger than 65 who did not have health-insurance coverage at the time of the survey.
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How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.
Education
Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
92.7%
Adults with at least a high school diploma
2020–2024 estimate
Share of District of Columbia residents age 25 and older whose educational attainment is a high school diploma or higher.
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How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A districtwide estimate can obscure differences across neighborhoods and demographic groups.
Environment and energy
Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
16.88¢/kWh
Average retail electricity price
2024
Average retail electricity revenue per kilowatthour across customer sectors in the EIA jurisdiction profile.
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Electric system
Primary generation source
Natural gas
In-district net generation
187,195 MWh
Carbon dioxide emissions
80,000 metric tons
How it was measured
U.S. Energy Information Administration Forms EIA-860, EIA-861, and EIA-923.
Keep in mind
The districtwide average is not every customer's bill or current utility rate.
In-district generation differs substantially from power consumed because electricity crosses jurisdictional lines.
Gun policy and public safety
Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
148
Firearm deaths
2024 final data
Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.
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Population-adjusted measure
Age-adjusted firearm death rate
19.7 per 100,000
How it was measured
CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.
Keep in mind
The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.
Social Security, Medicare, and retirement
Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
85,682
Social Security beneficiaries
December 2024
People in the District of Columbia receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits in current-payment status.
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Selected beneficiary groups
Retired workers
64,753
Disabled workers
10,906
Widow(er)s and parents
3,308
How it was measured
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record administrative data.
Keep in mind
The total includes retirement, survivor, disability, spouse, and child beneficiaries; the displayed groups are selected categories and do not sum to the total.
It does not measure benefit adequacy, private pensions, or retirement savings.
Immigration and border policy
Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
14.3%
Residents who are foreign-born
2020–2024 estimate
Share of District of Columbia residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.
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How it was measured
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.
Keep in mind
Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.
Voting, democracy, and government accountability
Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
70.80%
Registered-voter turnout
November 5, 2024 general election
Share of registered District of Columbia voters recorded as casting a ballot in the November 2024 general election.
The certified primary report records 98,221 ballots among 378,821 voters registered with the Democratic, Republican, or D.C. Statehood Green parties.
D.C. has a closed primary; the 25.93% rate uses only registrants affiliated with the three parties eligible to participate, not all D.C. registered voters.
Primary and general elections use different eligible populations and present different contests and participation incentives.
The District of Columbia Board of Elections' certified report records 328,871 ballots cast among 464,502 registered voters, or 70.80% after calculation.
Keep in mind
This is registered-voter turnout, not participation among every voting-eligible resident.
D.C. permits same-day registration; the certified report's registered-voter total is the official denominator for this calculation.
Abortion and reproductive rights
Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
4,023
Abortions reported by area of occurrence
2022
Legal induced abortions reported as occurring in the District of Columbia during 2022, regardless of the patient's place of residence.
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CDC occurrence measures
Rate
22.4 per 1,000 women ages 15–44
Obtained by out-of-area residents
2,696
How it was measured
CDC annual abortion surveillance compiled from aggregate data voluntarily reported by state and jurisdictional central health agencies.
Keep in mind
This is an occurrence count, not a count of abortions obtained by D.C. residents; 2,696, or 67.0%, were reported for out-of-area residents.
CDC surveillance is voluntary and reporting completeness, definitions, and availability vary by reporting area; 2022 is the latest comparable federal table used here.
Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
