In 2023, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV had a population of 6.26M people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $123,896. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV declined from 6.35M to 6.26M, a −1.3% decrease and its median household income grew from $119,803 to $123,896, a 3.42% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (41.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), Other (Hispanic) (7.69%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (4.72%).
None of the households in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
89.3% of the residents in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV are American Public University System (15,140 degrees awarded in 2023), University of Maryland Global Campus (14,917 degrees), and University of Maryland-College Park (12,859 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV was $553,000, and the homeownership rate was 63.5%.
Most people in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV was 2 cars per household.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV borders Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, California-Lexington Park, MD, Cambridge, MD, Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA, Easton, MD, Gettysburg, PA, Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV, Richmond, VA, and Winchester, VA-WV.
