District of Columbia Population

Overview

683,154

Total Population

34.3

Median age

52.35%

Female population %

91:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

39.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

76,982

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

District of Columbia's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in District of Columbia is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
District of Columbia's population under 18 was 18.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
District of Columbia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in District of Columbia, 16.03% were under the age of 15, 23.91% aged 15 to 29, 47.89% aged 30 to 64, 10.68% aged 65 to 84, and 1.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 32,174 more females than males in District of Columbia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.35% females and 47.65% males in District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia gender ratio is 91:100 i.e. 91 men to 100 women (0.910).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 37,517.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 41,930.

District of Columbia's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of District of Columbia population: 40.46% are White, 44.66% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.10% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 4.76% are some other race and 5.69% are multiracial.
District of Columbia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the state.
By ethnicity, 76,982 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 606,172 (88.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in District of Columbia is Black or African American with a population of 305,109 (44.66% of the total population).

District of Columbia's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 708,253 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, District of Columbia's population increased by 33,506 (5.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, District of Columbia's population increased by 65,586 (10.84%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, District of Columbia's population was lowest in year 2005 at 559,302.