Compare Washington Metro Area, DC vs Virginia (VA) vs Maryland (MD) vs West Virginia (WV)
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| Metric |
Washington Metro Area, DC Metro Area |
Virginia (VA) State |
Maryland (MD) State |
West Virginia (WV) State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 6,318,377 | 8,705,170 | 6,206,011 | 1,778,373 |
| Rent | $2,027 | $1,579 | $1,705 | $872 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1984 | 1979 | 1976 |
| Household income | $126,684 | $93,170 | $103,678 | $59,608 |
| Per capita income | $63,554 | $50,666 | $52,979 | $34,203 |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 16.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.7% | 45.3% | 48.7% | 40.4% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 6,318,377 | 8,705,170 | 6,206,011 | 1,778,373 |
| Adults over 25 | 4,348,200 | 6,007,678 | 4,301,335 | 1,266,322 |
| Total households | 2,373,022 | 3,365,732 | 2,362,928 | 728,655 |
| Household size | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $126,684 | $93,170 | $103,678 | $59,608 |
| Per capita income | $63,554 | $50,666 | $52,979 | $34,203 |
| Poverty rate | 8.1% | 9.9% | 9.4% | 16.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 4.1% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.7% | 45.3% | 48.7% | 40.4% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $2,027 | $1,579 | $1,705 | $872 |
| Year built | 1983 | 1984 | 1979 | 1976 |
| Households that rent | 36.3% | 32.7% | 32.4% | 25.1% |
| Households that own | 63.7% | 67.3% | 67.6% | 74.9% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 43.4% | 60.2% | 48.2% | 90.3% |
| Black | 24.6% | 18.6% | 29.4% | 3.2% |
| Asian | 10.9% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 11.7% | 9.5% | 8.5% | 4.9% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 18% | 11% | 12.5% | 2.1% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 82% | 89% | 87.5% | 97.9% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 74.6% | 81.7% | 80.7% | 90.9% |
| Commute time to work | 32.0 min | 27.0 min | 31.0 min | 27.0 min |
| Work from home | 25.4% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 9.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 21.4% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 25.2% |
| High school graduate or GED | 17.2% | 23.9% | 23.4% | 39.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 7% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 54.4% | 42.2% | 43.4% | 24.1% |