Washington, DC 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

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

The median age in Washington is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Washington's population under 18 was 18.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Washington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Washington, 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 Washington:

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 Washington, DC.
The Washington, DC 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.

Washington's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Washington 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.
Washington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
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 Washington is Black or African American with a population of 305,109 (44.66% of the total population).

Washington's stop-gap:

The peak population was stop-gap in the year stop-gap
From 2000 to 2010, Washington's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), as compared to the national growth of stop-gap.
From 2010 to 2020, Washington's population stop-gap by stop-gap (stop-gap), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the stop-gap was stop-gap.
Between the year stop-gap and stop-gap, Washington's population was lowest in year stop-gap at stop-gap.