In 2021, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV had a population of 6.33M people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $111,252. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV grew from 6.25M to 6.33M, a 1.31% increase and its median household income grew from $106,415 to $111,252, a 4.55% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (24.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (10.4%), Other (Hispanic) (6.52%), and White (Hispanic) (5.91%).
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.
89.5% 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 University of Maryland Global Campus (15,422 degrees awarded in 2021), American Public University System (14,306 degrees), and University of Maryland-College Park (12,417 degrees).
In 2021, the median property value in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV was $453,100, and the homeownership rate was 63.7%.
Most people in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.3 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.