Population, Income, Education, and Employment
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Income
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
|
56,125 |
56,125 |
| 2006 |
|
57,746 |
57,746 |
| Percent change |
|
2.9 |
2.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
|
84,906 |
84,906 |
| 2006 |
|
85,744 |
85,744 |
| Percent change |
|
1.0 |
1.0 |
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| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
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18.6 |
18.6 |
| 1989 |
|
16.9 |
16.9 |
| 1999 |
|
20.2 |
20.2 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
|
17.1 |
17.1 |
More information on District of Columbia poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
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32.9 |
32.9 |
| 1990 |
|
26.9 |
26.9 |
| 2000 |
|
22.2 |
22.2 |
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| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
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25.5 |
25.5 |
| 1990 |
|
21.2 |
21.2 |
| 2000 |
|
20.6 |
20.6 |
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| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
|
14.1 |
14.1 |
| 1990 |
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18.6 |
18.6 |
| 2000 |
|
18.2 |
18.2 |
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| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
|
27.5 |
27.5 |
| 1990 |
|
33.3 |
33.3 |
| 2000 |
|
39.1 |
39.1 |
More information on District of Columbia education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
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| Percent of total land area |
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| Cropland (million acres) |
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| Percent of total farmland |
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| Percent in pasture |
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| Percent irrigated |
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Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
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| Woodland (million acres) |
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| Percent of total farmland |
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| Percent in pasture |
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| Pastureland (million acres) |
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| Percent of total farmland |
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Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
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| Percent of total farmland |
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| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
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| Percent of total farmland |
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| Average farm size (acres) |
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| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
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| 100 to 499 acres |
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| 500 to 999 acres |
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| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
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| 2,000 or more acres |
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| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
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| $10,000 to $49,999 |
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| $50,000 to $99,999 |
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| $100,000 to $499,999 |
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| More than $500,000 |
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| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Part owner (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Tenant owner (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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Family-held corporations
(farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Partnerships (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Non-family corporations (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
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| Percent of total |
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| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
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Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
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| Men (persons) |
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| Women (persons) |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
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2006 |
2007 |
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| Number of farms |
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Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
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| + Final animal output |
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| + Services and forestry |
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| = Final agricultural sector output |
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| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
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| + Net government transactions |
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| = Gross value added |
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| - Capital consumption |
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| = Net value added |
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| - Factor payments |
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| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
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| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
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| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
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| = Net farm income |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. |
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| 2. |
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| 3. |
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| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| All commodities |
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More information on top agriculture commodities
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. |
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| 2. |
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| 3. |
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| 4. |
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| 5. |
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| State total |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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