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These pages are a compendium of facts, data and research compiled to be used as a resource for information about the District of Columbia.
Fast Facts about Washington, DC | | Demographics(1) | | Population | 589,366 | Households | 260,214 | Avg. Household Income | $79,814 | Retail & Restaurant Expenditures | $7.3 billion | Employment(2) | | Employment | 704,400 | Average Wage Per Job(9) | $69,124 | DC Unemployment Rate | 7.0% | Real Estate | | Office Vacancy Rate(3) | 7.1% | Office Market Sq. Ft.(3) | 134 million | Taxable Retail & Restaurant Sales(4) | $9.7 billion | Tourism(5) | | Visitors | 16.2 million | Transportation(6) | | | Metrorail Ridership | 215 million | | Taxes & Revenue | | | General Obligation Bond Rating(7) | A+ | | Area(8) | | | Land Area | 61 sq. mi. | | Water Area | 7 sq. mi. |
Notes:
(1) ESRI, 2008 Estimates & Projections
(2) Department of Employment Services (9/2008)
(3) CoStar (3Q 2008)
(4) DC Office of Research & Analysis (FY 2006)
(5) Washington Convention & Tourism Corporation (2007)
(6) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (FY 2008)
(7) S&P (2006)
(8) Census
(9) Bureau of Economic Analysis (2006) |
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