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Weather
80.6°F
Partly Cloudy
Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 84°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Northern Virginia and DC)
52
ModerateNearest reporting area, 1.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
0
Population & People
Population
681,294
Median age
34.9
Median household income
$109,870
Poverty rate
15.4%
Unemployment rate
6.3%
Bachelor's degree+
64.2%
Avg. commute
20 min
Hispanic or Latino
11.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$737,100
Median gross rent
$1,954/mo
Homeownership rate
41.51%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$2,246
HUD Fair Market Rent (District of Columbia statewide average across 1 areas — not specific to Washington), 2026. Efficiency $1953, 1BR $2015, 2BR $2246, 3BR $2835, 4BR $3332. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
District of Columbia commercial electricity
20.41¢/kWh
District of Columbia industrial electricity
14.78¢/kWh
District of Columbia residential electricity
21.94¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in the District of Columbia
192617.5
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total in the District of Columbia
145696.5
All-Transactions House Price Index for the District of Columbia
1063.59
Unemployment Rate in the District of Columbia
6%
Source: FRED, District of Columbia-specific series.