Living in District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia

Overview

A total of 284,386 households are located in District of Columbia Public Schools area. Among them, 59,173 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.32 people. The total number of children in the region is 158,037 and 168,553 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

8% (53,099) of residents are non-citizens and 17% (111,429) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia
Household	284,386
Population	653,564
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	59,173 (21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	158,037
Total Students	168,553
Pre-Kindergarten	15,497
Kindergarten	8,312
Grade 1-8	48,601
Grade 9-12	23,569
College/Graduate School	72,574
Veterans	565,687
Non-citizen	53,099
Non-English Home Language	111,429
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

579,127 residents are over the age of 16 and 407,904 people are in labor force. Among them, 404,838 people are in civilian labor force and 3,066 are in armed labor force. 376,871 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for District of Columbia Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	373,844	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	125,308	33.52%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	19,464	5.21%
Public transportation	129,713	34.70%
Walked	49,976	13.37%
Other method	24,633	6.59%
Worked from home	24,750	6.62%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	376,871	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	239,856	63.64%
Service	54,750	14.53%
Sales and office	56,883	15.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,070	2.67%
Production, transportation, and material moving	15,312	4.06%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	376,871	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	565	0.15%
Construction	10,355	2.75%
Manufacturing	4,795	1.27%
Wholesale trade	1,841	0.49%
Retail trade	17,217	4.57%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,608	3.08%
Information	13,858	3.68%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	24,717	6.56%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	88,879	23.58%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	69,780	18.52%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	36,986	9.81%
Other services, except public administration	34,638	9.19%
Public administration	61,632	16.35%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	376,871	-
Private wage and salary workers	268,217	71.17%
Government workers	91,755	24.35%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	16,478	4.37%
Unpaid family workers	421	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $127,890 for the 284,386 households in District of Columbia Public Schools area, District of Columbia. The average income of a single worker is $55,712. 657,549 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.31%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	284,386	-
Less than $10,000	24,456	8.60%
$10,000 - $14,999	12,304	4.33%
$15,000 - $24,999	17,165	6.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	16,841	5.92%
$35,000 - $49,999	21,906	7.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	34,694	12.20%
$75,000 - $99,999	30,240	10.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	46,707	16.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	28,096	9.88%
More than $200,000	51,977	18.28%
Median Household Income	$86,420	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$127,890	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	123,683	-
Less than $10,000	7,433	6.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,712	3.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,671	5.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	6,745	5.45%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,666	7.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,180	9.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	11,110	8.98%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,863	14.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	14,473	11.70%
More than $200,000	34,830	28.16%

Median Family Income	$113,561	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$165,620	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$55,712	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$81,358	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$81,358	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	682,728	-
With health insurance coverage	657,549	96.31%
Public coverage	243,292	35.64%
Private health insurance	480,363	70.36%
Without health insurance coverage	25,179	3.69%

Housing

There are 315,176 housing units in District of Columbia Public Schools area, District of Columbia with 284,386 units (90.23%) occupied. 118,367 houses (41.62%) are occupied by owner and 166,019 houses (58.38%) are rented. The average housing value is $601,500 and the average rental cost is $1,541. 12,116 houses (3.84%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 144,308 houses (45.79%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	315,176	-
Occupied	284,386	90.23%
Owner Occupied	118,367	41.62%
Renter Occupied	166,019	58.38%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	37,572	11.92%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	76,019	24.12%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	201,157	63.82%
Mobile Homes	324	0.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	104	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	315,176	-
Built 2014 or later	12,116	3.84%
Built 2010 - 2013	10,958	3.48%
Built 2000 - 2009	25,638	8.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	10,291	3.27%
Built 1980 - 1989	13,798	4.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	22,302	7.08%
Built 1960 - 1969	35,971	11.41%
Built 1950 - 1959	39,794	12.63%
Built 1949 or earlier	144,308	45.79%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	315,176	-
1 room	24,131	7.66%
2 rooms	30,617	9.71%
3 rooms	67,006	21.26%
4 rooms	57,464	18.23%
5 rooms	35,624	11.30%
6 rooms	30,745	9.75%
7 rooms	23,318	7.40%
8 rooms	17,752	5.63%
9 rooms or more	28,519	9.05%
Median Number of Rooms	4.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	315,176	-
no bedroom	29,457	9.35%
1 bedroom	97,129	30.82%
2 bedrooms	83,903	26.62%
3 bedrooms	64,609	20.50%
4 bedrooms	28,771	9.13%
5 bedrooms or more	11,307	3.59%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	118,367	-
Less than $50,000	1,445	1.22%
$50,000 - $99,999	961	0.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,293	1.09%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,263	1.91%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,204	9.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	30,424	25.70%
$500,000 - $999,999	48,526	41.00%
$1,000,000 or more	22,251	18.80%
Median House Value	$601,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	161,965	-
Less than $500	16,838	10.40%
$500 - $999	21,339	13.18%
$1,000 - $1,499	40,034	24.72%
$1,500 - $1,999	34,097	21.05%
$2,000 - $2,499	21,968	13.56%
$2,500 - $2,999	13,347	8.24%
$3,000 or more	14,342	8.85%
Median Rental Costs	$1,541	-

Demographic

A total of 692,683 people lives in District of Columbia Public Schools area, District of Columbia with 328,644 male and 364,039 female. The males to female ratio is 47.45 to 52.55. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	692,683	-
Male	328,644	47.45%
Female	364,039	52.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	692,683	-
Under 5 years	45,040	6.50%
5 - 9 years	34,261	4.95%
10 - 14 years	28,945	4.18%
15 - 19 years	37,440	5.41%
20 - 24 years	52,881	7.63%
25 - 34 years	161,872	23.37%
35 - 44 years	102,301	14.77%
45 - 54 years	76,123	10.99%
55 - 59 years	36,739	5.30%
60 - 64 years	33,411	4.82%
65 - 74 years	48,154	6.95%
75 - 84 years	24,338	3.51%
85 years and older	11,178	1.61%
Median Age	34.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	692,683	-
One Race	671,238	96.90%
White	285,857	41.27%
Black or African American	320,811	46.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,091	0.30%
Asian	27,592	3.98%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	376	0.05%
Other	34,511	4.98%

Two or more races	21,445	3.10%
White and Black or African American	5,648	0.82%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	902	0.13%
White and Asian	6,312	0.91%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,892	0.27%

Living in District of Columbia Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic