People QuickFacts	Washington	District of Columbia
  	Population, 2006 estimate    	581,530	581,530
  	Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006    	1.7%	1.7%
  	Population, 2000    	572,059	572,059
  	Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000    	5.7%	5.7%
  	Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000    	20.1%	20.1%
  	Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000    	12.2%	12.2%
  	Female persons, percent, 2000    	52.9%	52.9% 			
  	White persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	30.8%	30.8%
  	Black persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	60.0%	60.0%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	0.3%	0.3%
  	Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)    	2.7%	2.7%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)    	0.1%	0.1%
  	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000    	2.4%	2.4%
  	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)    	7.9%	7.9% 			
  	Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over    	49.9%	49.9%
  	Foreign born persons, percent, 2000    	12.9%	12.9%
  	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000    	16.8%	16.8%
  	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000    	77.8%	77.8%
  	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000    	39.1%	39.1%
  	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000    	29.7	29.7 			
  	Housing units, 2000    	274,845	274,845
  	Homeownership rate, 2000    	40.8%	40.8%
  	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000    	$157,200	$157,200 			
  	Households, 2000    	248,338	248,338
  	Persons per household, 2000    	2.16	2.16
  	Median household income, 1999    	$40,127	$40,127
  	Per capita money income, 1999    	$28,659	$28,659
  	Persons below poverty, percent, 1999    	20.2%	20.2%

   	Business QuickFacts	Washington	District of Columbia
  	Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)    	2,971,507	2,971,507
  	Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)    	3,061,401	3,061,401
  	Retail sales per capita, 2002    	$5,422	$5,422
  	Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)    	2,943,078	2,943,078
  	Total number of firms, 2002    	47,172	47,172
  	Black-owned firms, percent, 2002    	25.9%	25.9%
  	American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002    	0.5%	0.5%
  	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002    	5.1%	5.1%
  	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002    	4.6%	4.6%
  	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002    	F	S
  	Women-owned firms, percent, 2002    	33.2%	33.2% 			

   	Geography QuickFacts	Washington	District of Columbia
  	Land area, 2000 (square miles)    	61	61
  	Persons per square mile, 2000    	9,316.9	9,316.9
  	FIPS Code    	50000	11
 	Counties    	District of Columbia
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts