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Washington, DC is an exciting city with a population of 683,154 and a population density of 11,660 people per square mile. There are lots of local businesses to enjoy such as the National Mall, Washington Monument, and the Smithsonian Institution. Year-round outdoor activities include visiting parks like Rock Creek Park or Theodore Roosevelt Island Park. The city also boasts numerous organizations like The World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund which have headquarters here. Sports fans can attend local sporting events like Washington Redskins football games or catch a game at Nationals Park to watch the Washington Nationals baseball team. No matter what you're looking for, Washington, DC has it all!

The population in Washington is 683,154. There are 11,174 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Washington is 34.3, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Washington is 2.2, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Washington
- 32.6% are married
- 9.5% are divorced
- 21.6% are married with children
- 26.6% have children, but are single
Race in Washington

- 36.0% are White
- 46.9% are Black
- 3.7% are Asian
- 0.2% are Native American
- 0.3% claim Other
- 10.7% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.2% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleWashington, District of ColumbiaUnited States
  683,154.0329,725,481.0
  52.4%50.5%
  47.7%49.5%
  34.338.4
 
  701,974.0326,569,308.0
  605,282.0309,327,143.0
  572,059.0285,036,114.0
  606,900.0251,960,433.0
  24.6%15.6%
  17.5%30.8%
 
  11174.393.4
  61.1363531905.423
  7.215264836.791
 
  36.7%59.4%
  43.9%12.2%
  4.0%5.6%
  0.1%0.6%
  0.0%0.2%
  0.5%0.4%
  3.5%3.2%
  11.3%18.4%
 
  32.6%49.8%
  30.9%48.0%
  1.7%1.8%
  67.4%50.2%
  55.8%33.8%
  8.2%10.8%
  3.5%5.6%
 
  2.082.6
  310,104.0124,010,992.0
  131,196.080,755,759.0
  24.1%30.5%
  36.8%42.9%
  178,908.043,255,233.0
  22.8%15.8%
  16.2%10.8%
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Over 3 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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