Washington, DC

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General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1150000, place: Washington city, District of Columbia)

Total Population: 572,059
Male: 269,366 (47.09%)
Female: 302,693 (52.91%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 32,536 (5.69%)
5 to 9 years: 35,385 (6.19%)
10 to 14 years: 30,018 (5.25%)
15 to 19 years: 37,867 (6.62%)
20 to 24 years: 51,823 (9.06%)
25 to 34 years: 101,762 (17.79%)
35 to 44 years: 87,677 (15.33%)
45 to 54 years: 75,310 (13.16%)
55 to 59 years: 27,803 (4.86%)
60 to 64 years: 21,980 (3.84%)
65 to 74 years: 35,919 (6.28%)
75 to 84 years: 25,004 (4.37%)
85 years and over: 8,975 (1.57%)

Median age: 34.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 457,067 (79.9%)
21 years and over: 425,229 (74.33%)
62 years and over: 82,342 (14.39%)
65 years and over: 69,898 (12.22%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 457,067 (79.9%)
--Male: 211,446 (36.96%)
--Female: 245,621 (42.94%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 69,898 (12.22%)
--Male: 26,543 (4.64%)
--Female: 43,355 (7.58%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 558,613 (97.65%)
--White: 159,178 (27.83%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 44,953 (7.86%)
--Black or African American: 343,312 (60.01%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,713 (0.3%)
--Asian: 15,189 (2.66%)
----Asian Indian: 2,845 (0.5%)
----Chinese: 3,734 (0.65%)
----Filipino: 2,228 (0.39%)
----Japanese: 1,117 (0.2%)
----Korean: 1,095 (0.19%)
----Vietnamese: 1,903 (0.33%)
----Other Asian: 2,267 (0.4%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 348 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 138 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 62 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 51 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 97 (0.02%)
--Some other race: 21,950 (3.84%)
Two or more Races: 13,446 (2.35%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 44,953 (7.86%)
--Mexican: 5,098 (0.89%)
--Puerto Rican: 2,328 (0.41%)
--Cuban: 1,101 (0.19%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 36,426 (6.37%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 527,106 (92.14%)
--White Alone: 159,178 (27.83%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 536,497 (93.78%)
--Householder: 248,338 (43.41%)
--Spouse: 56,631 (9.9%)
--Child: 129,116 (22.57%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 88,899 (15.54%)
--Other relatives: 50,187 (8.77%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 22,097 (3.86%)
--Nonrelatives: 52,225 (9.13%)
----Unmarried partner: 14,886 (2.6%)
Living in group quarters: 35,562 (6.22%)
--Institutionalized Population: 7,964 (1.39%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 27,598 (4.82%)
Total households: 248,338
Family households (families): 114,166 (45.97%)
----With own children under 18 years: 49,104 (19.77%)
--Married-couple families: 56,631 (22.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 20,741 (8.35%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 47,032 (18.94%)
----With own children under 18 years: 24,561 (9.89%)
Nonfamily households: 134,172 (54.03%)
--Householder living alone: 108,744 (43.79%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 24,903 (10.03%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 60,987 (24.56%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 53,369 (21.49%)
Average household size: 2.16 people
Average family size: 3.07 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 274,845
Occupied housing units: 248,338 (90.36%)
Vacant housing units: 26,507 (9.64%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 2,207 (0.8%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 5.9%
Occupied housing units: 248,338 (90.36%)
Owner occupied housing units: 101,214 (36.83%)
Renter occupied housing units: 147,124 (53.53%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.31 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.06 people

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