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Washington Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 2,116,692
Land Area (2000): 7,863.706 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 131.219 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	3,854,234	90.92%
Rural, Farm	16,701	0.39%
Rural, Non-farm	368,016	8.68%

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Washington Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Washington Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	988,896	966,290	22,606	2.29%	23
1991	1,008,182	969,775	38,406	3.81%	38
1992	1,027,077	982,052	45,026	4.38%	44
1993	1,042,961	1,003,398	39,563	3.79%	38
1994	1,066,398	1,032,263	34,135	3.20%	32
1995	1,082,184	1,048,208	33,976	3.14%	32
1996	1,062,154	1,031,615	30,539	2.88%	29
1997	1,083,530	1,058,737	24,794	2.29%	23
1998	1,106,703	1,088,128	18,575	1.68%	17
1999	1,142,763	1,124,727	18,036	1.58%	16
2000	1,202,148	1,182,482	19,667	1.64%	16
2001	1,233,670	1,203,063	30,607	2.48%	25
2002	1,263,493	1,221,146	42,347	3.35%	33
2003	1,284,659	1,244,682	39,977	3.11%	31
2004	1,324,770	1,288,592	36,178	2.73%	27
2005	1,365,013	1,329,923	35,090	2.57%	26
2006	1,401,691	1,370,168	31,523	2.25%	22
2007	1,424,159	1,391,578	32,581	2.29%	23
2008	1,449,070	1,404,518	44,553	3.07%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	971,139	951,029	20,110	2.07%	21
Feb 1990	972,119	953,347	18,772	1.93%	19
Mar 1990	979,782	962,309	17,473	1.78%	18
Apr 1990	975,229	957,376	17,853	1.83%	18
May 1990	991,982	971,208	20,774	2.09%	21
Jun 1990	1,004,512	981,728	22,784	2.27%	23
Jul 1990	1,013,583	992,389	21,194	2.09%	21
Aug 1990	1,005,365	980,008	25,357	2.52%	25
Sep 1990	986,429	960,139	26,290	2.67%	27
Oct 1990	987,810	963,764	24,046	2.43%	24
Nov 1990	988,140	959,862	28,278	2.86%	29
Dec 1990	990,656	962,319	28,337	2.86%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	991,106	956,383	34,723	3.50%	35
Feb 1991	995,838	956,275	39,563	3.97%	40
Mar 1991	1,001,356	963,770	37,586	3.75%	38
Apr 1991	1,001,174	966,320	34,854	3.48%	35
May 1991	1,007,049	968,428	38,621	3.84%	38
Jun 1991	1,024,527	984,223	40,304	3.93%	39
Jul 1991	1,033,988	995,264	38,724	3.75%	37
Aug 1991	1,019,253	979,660	39,593	3.88%	39
Sep 1991	1,004,189	964,454	39,735	3.96%	40
Oct 1991	1,005,324	966,891	38,433	3.82%	38
Nov 1991	1,006,127	967,618	38,509	3.83%	38
Dec 1991	1,008,249	968,018	40,231	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	1,011,064	963,186	47,878	4.74%	47
Feb 1992	1,010,211	961,801	48,410	4.79%	48
Mar 1992	1,020,053	971,945	48,108	4.72%	47
Apr 1992	1,015,818	974,181	41,637	4.10%	41
May 1992	1,031,980	985,492	46,488	4.50%	45
Jun 1992	1,042,185	994,187	47,998	4.61%	46
Jul 1992	1,055,578	1,010,240	45,338	4.30%	43
Aug 1992	1,041,606	996,031	45,575	4.38%	44
Sep 1992	1,018,646	973,991	44,655	4.38%	44
Oct 1992	1,023,798	980,450	43,348	4.23%	42
Nov 1992	1,025,865	984,327	41,538	4.05%	40
Dec 1992	1,028,125	988,792	39,333	3.83%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	1,023,153	979,157	43,996	4.30%	43
Feb 1993	1,027,549	983,731	43,818	4.26%	43
Mar 1993	1,032,358	990,877	41,481	4.02%	40
Apr 1993	1,028,534	990,186	38,348	3.73%	37
May 1993	1,042,619	1,002,261	40,358	3.87%	39
Jun 1993	1,054,701	1,011,666	43,035	4.08%	41
Jul 1993	1,073,121	1,031,810	41,311	3.85%	38
Aug 1993	1,059,301	1,018,309	40,992	3.87%	39
Sep 1993	1,035,724	997,399	38,325	3.70%	37
Oct 1993	1,042,873	1,005,617	37,256	3.57%	36
Nov 1993	1,046,369	1,012,489	33,880	3.24%	32
Dec 1993	1,049,225	1,017,275	31,950	3.05%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	1,048,854	1,010,153	38,701	3.69%	37
Feb 1994	1,049,477	1,010,642	38,835	3.70%	37
Mar 1994	1,051,675	1,014,285	37,390	3.56%	36
Apr 1994	1,054,224	1,020,820	33,404	3.17%	32
May 1994	1,064,071	1,029,802	34,269	3.22%	32
Jun 1994	1,072,859	1,037,659	35,200	3.28%	33
Jul 1994	1,083,368	1,050,814	32,554	3.00%	30
Aug 1994	1,076,932	1,043,004	33,928	3.15%	32
Sep 1994	1,059,995	1,025,630	34,365	3.24%	32
Oct 1994	1,070,657	1,038,884	31,773	2.97%	30
Nov 1994	1,073,029	1,042,751	30,278	2.82%	28
Dec 1994	1,091,639	1,062,716	28,923	2.65%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	1,071,969	1,036,820	35,149	3.28%	33
Feb 1995	1,076,659	1,041,316	35,343	3.28%	33
Mar 1995	1,081,583	1,047,838	33,745	3.12%	31
Apr 1995	1,077,264	1,043,305	33,959	3.15%	32
May 1995	1,081,034	1,046,475	34,559	3.20%	32
Jun 1995	1,088,958	1,052,073	36,885	3.39%	34
Jul 1995	1,104,487	1,069,928	34,559	3.13%	31
Aug 1995	1,090,929	1,056,531	34,398	3.15%	32
Sep 1995	1,075,155	1,040,175	34,980	3.25%	33
Oct 1995	1,080,574	1,047,631	32,943	3.05%	30
Nov 1995	1,078,576	1,047,520	31,056	2.88%	29
Dec 1995	1,079,016	1,048,879	30,137	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	1,036,281	1,004,350	31,931	3.08%	31
Feb 1996	1,047,521	1,014,266	33,255	3.17%	32
Mar 1996	1,053,042	1,021,604	31,438	2.99%	30
Apr 1996	1,048,988	1,019,988	29,000	2.76%	28
May 1996	1,059,751	1,027,559	32,192	3.04%	30
Jun 1996	1,071,824	1,038,947	32,877	3.07%	31
Jul 1996	1,089,471	1,058,418	31,053	2.85%	29
Aug 1996	1,074,549	1,044,043	30,506	2.84%	28
Sep 1996	1,060,738	1,030,171	30,567	2.88%	29
Oct 1996	1,066,736	1,037,776	28,960	2.71%	27
Nov 1996	1,067,358	1,039,677	27,681	2.59%	26
Dec 1996	1,069,588	1,042,584	27,004	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	1,067,866	1,036,467	31,399	2.94%	29
Feb 1997	1,069,045	1,037,852	31,193	2.92%	29
Mar 1997	1,079,870	1,050,948	28,922	2.68%	27
Apr 1997	1,073,441	1,048,219	25,222	2.35%	23
May 1997	1,082,424	1,056,458	25,966	2.40%	24
Jun 1997	1,087,626	1,062,136	25,490	2.34%	23
Jul 1997	1,111,292	1,087,429	23,863	2.15%	21
Aug 1997	1,098,879	1,073,907	24,972	2.27%	23
Sep 1997	1,078,420	1,055,136	23,284	2.16%	22
Oct 1997	1,079,310	1,059,386	19,924	1.85%	18
Nov 1997	1,085,813	1,066,871	18,942	1.74%	17
Dec 1997	1,088,376	1,070,030	18,346	1.69%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	1,083,758	1,062,097	21,661	2.00%	20
Feb 1998	1,091,018	1,070,133	20,885	1.91%	19
Mar 1998	1,098,036	1,078,142	19,894	1.81%	18
Apr 1998	1,094,060	1,079,868	14,192	1.30%	13
May 1998	1,105,168	1,088,349	16,819	1.52%	15
Jun 1998	1,112,322	1,092,839	19,483	1.75%	18
Jul 1998	1,128,580	1,109,272	19,308	1.71%	17
Aug 1998	1,118,237	1,098,391	19,846	1.77%	18
Sep 1998	1,107,961	1,087,959	20,002	1.81%	18
Oct 1998	1,109,148	1,090,598	18,550	1.67%	17
Nov 1998	1,113,881	1,096,880	17,001	1.53%	15
Dec 1998	1,118,263	1,103,006	15,257	1.36%	14

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	1,118,406	1,099,591	18,815	1.68%	17
Feb 1999	1,119,056	1,099,789	19,267	1.72%	17
Mar 1999	1,124,671	1,107,262	17,409	1.55%	15
Apr 1999	1,125,822	1,109,780	16,042	1.42%	14
May 1999	1,143,345	1,125,540	17,805	1.56%	16
Jun 1999	1,139,929	1,121,273	18,656	1.64%	16
Jul 1999	1,164,089	1,145,396	18,693	1.61%	16
Aug 1999	1,156,687	1,136,583	20,104	1.74%	17
Sep 1999	1,145,504	1,125,799	19,705	1.72%	17
Oct 1999	1,157,272	1,139,336	17,936	1.55%	15
Nov 1999	1,157,037	1,140,119	16,918	1.46%	15
Dec 1999	1,161,337	1,146,257	15,080	1.30%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	1,180,329	1,157,848	22,481	1.90%	19
Feb 2000	1,183,844	1,160,332	23,512	1.99%	20
Mar 2000	1,186,223	1,164,578	21,645	1.82%	18
Apr 2000	1,193,218	1,176,337	16,881	1.41%	14
May 2000	1,197,289	1,176,520	20,769	1.73%	17
Jun 2000	1,208,698	1,186,377	22,321	1.85%	18
Jul 2000	1,221,521	1,201,784	19,737	1.62%	16
Aug 2000	1,210,283	1,189,272	21,011	1.74%	17
Sep 2000	1,198,529	1,179,185	19,344	1.61%	16
Oct 2000	1,208,002	1,191,525	16,477	1.36%	14
Nov 2000	1,214,062	1,198,343	15,719	1.29%	13
Dec 2000	1,223,779	1,207,677	16,102	1.32%	13

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	1,221,975	1,201,401	20,574	1.68%	17
Feb 2001	1,227,140	1,203,896	23,244	1.89%	19
Mar 2001	1,236,990	1,213,092	23,898	1.93%	19
Apr 2001	1,216,209	1,193,082	23,127	1.90%	19
May 2001	1,227,545	1,200,486	27,059	2.20%	22
Jun 2001	1,236,534	1,205,173	31,361	2.54%	25
Jul 2001	1,249,459	1,219,870	29,589	2.37%	24
Aug 2001	1,232,410	1,196,535	35,875	2.91%	29
Sep 2001	1,226,618	1,190,235	36,383	2.97%	30
Oct 2001	1,241,925	1,203,971	37,954	3.06%	31
Nov 2001	1,241,837	1,202,368	39,469	3.18%	32
Dec 2001	1,245,397	1,206,643	38,754	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	1,243,870	1,200,175	43,695	3.51%	35
Feb 2002	1,252,922	1,208,590	44,332	3.54%	35
Mar 2002	1,256,813	1,213,123	43,690	3.48%	35
Apr 2002	1,257,222	1,214,466	42,756	3.40%	34
May 2002	1,265,727	1,222,142	43,585	3.44%	34
Jun 2002	1,272,160	1,226,162	45,998	3.62%	36
Jul 2002	1,283,004	1,239,683	43,321	3.38%	34
Aug 2002	1,272,515	1,227,545	44,970	3.53%	35
Sep 2002	1,265,750	1,225,087	40,663	3.21%	32
Oct 2002	1,263,665	1,225,874	37,791	2.99%	30
Nov 2002	1,263,265	1,224,004	39,261	3.11%	31
Dec 2002	1,265,005	1,226,902	38,103	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	1,262,700	1,219,003	43,697	3.46%	35
Feb 2003	1,266,880	1,223,114	43,766	3.45%	35
Mar 2003	1,271,301	1,229,088	42,213	3.32%	33
Apr 2003	1,281,009	1,241,683	39,326	3.07%	31
May 2003	1,285,611	1,245,300	40,311	3.14%	31
Jun 2003	1,298,415	1,252,659	45,756	3.52%	35
Jul 2003	1,307,061	1,266,164	40,897	3.13%	31
Aug 2003	1,292,670	1,252,015	40,655	3.15%	31
Sep 2003	1,283,114	1,244,912	38,202	2.98%	30
Oct 2003	1,284,118	1,249,322	34,796	2.71%	27
Nov 2003	1,291,616	1,255,401	36,215	2.80%	28
Dec 2003	1,291,414	1,257,526	33,888	2.62%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	1,300,513	1,261,342	39,171	3.01%	30
Feb 2004	1,305,090	1,266,754	38,336	2.94%	29
Mar 2004	1,311,705	1,273,239	38,466	2.93%	29
Apr 2004	1,310,023	1,275,526	34,497	2.63%	26
May 2004	1,321,441	1,285,324	36,117	2.73%	27
Jun 2004	1,333,211	1,292,633	40,578	3.04%	30
Jul 2004	1,347,941	1,310,812	37,129	2.75%	28
Aug 2004	1,339,028	1,301,626	37,402	2.79%	28
Sep 2004	1,325,260	1,291,940	33,320	2.51%	25
Oct 2004	1,333,014	1,300,542	32,472	2.44%	24
Nov 2004	1,336,224	1,302,411	33,813	2.53%	25
Dec 2004	1,333,788	1,300,954	32,834	2.46%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	1,333,915	1,297,114	36,801	2.76%	28
Feb 2005	1,337,562	1,299,925	37,637	2.81%	28
Mar 2005	1,343,499	1,307,988	35,511	2.64%	26
Apr 2005	1,349,533	1,314,671	34,862	2.58%	26
May 2005	1,364,596	1,328,202	36,394	2.67%	27
Jun 2005	1,374,958	1,335,686	39,272	2.86%	29
Jul 2005	1,391,495	1,356,108	35,387	2.54%	25
Aug 2005	1,381,551	1,344,974	36,577	2.65%	26
Sep 2005	1,371,144	1,336,395	34,749	2.53%	25
Oct 2005	1,376,294	1,344,448	31,846	2.31%	23
Nov 2005	1,376,795	1,344,236	32,559	2.36%	24
Dec 2005	1,378,814	1,349,333	29,481	2.14%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	1,379,851	1,347,875	31,976	2.32%	23
Feb 2006	1,382,345	1,349,895	32,450	2.35%	23
Mar 2006	1,388,466	1,357,752	30,714	2.21%	22
Apr 2006	1,387,771	1,357,965	29,806	2.15%	21
May 2006	1,398,937	1,368,857	30,080	2.15%	22
Jun 2006	1,411,626	1,376,642	34,984	2.48%	25
Jul 2006	1,421,638	1,387,336	34,302	2.41%	24
Aug 2006	1,413,136	1,378,841	34,295	2.43%	24
Sep 2006	1,405,340	1,373,250	32,090	2.28%	23
Oct 2006	1,408,860	1,380,347	28,513	2.02%	20
Nov 2006	1,410,276	1,380,317	29,959	2.12%	21
Dec 2006	1,412,044	1,382,943	29,101	2.06%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	1,409,520	1,376,315	33,205	2.36%	24
Feb 2007	1,408,125	1,375,469	32,656	2.32%	23
Mar 2007	1,415,843	1,385,049	30,794	2.17%	22
Apr 2007	1,414,970	1,385,692	29,278	2.07%	21
May 2007	1,424,577	1,394,473	30,104	2.11%	21
Jun 2007	1,436,705	1,402,023	34,682	2.41%	24
Jul 2007	1,448,528	1,415,128	33,400	2.31%	23
Aug 2007	1,429,237	1,395,202	34,035	2.38%	24
Sep 2007	1,426,599	1,394,006	32,593	2.28%	23
Oct 2007	1,423,315	1,390,827	32,488	2.28%	23
Nov 2007	1,427,889	1,394,938	32,951	2.31%	23
Dec 2007	1,424,596	1,389,809	34,787	2.44%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	1,427,369	1,385,891	41,478	2.91%	29
Feb 2008	1,426,544	1,385,756	40,788	2.86%	29
Mar 2008	1,439,368	1,397,192	42,176	2.93%	29
Apr 2008	1,440,809	1,404,099	36,710	2.55%	25
May 2008	1,451,297	1,408,736	42,561	2.93%	29
Jun 2008	1,461,324	1,413,957	47,367	3.24%	32
Jul 2008	1,481,800	1,431,086	50,714	3.42%	34
Aug 2008	1,463,848	1,411,429	52,419	3.58%	36
Sep 2008	1,449,274	1,402,512	46,762	3.23%	32
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Washington Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	212,372	17.47%
2.	Public Administration	162,448	13.36%
3.	Construction	136,212	11.20%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	61,882	5.09%
5.	Finance and Insurance	48,655	4.00%
6.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	45,716	3.76%
7.	Educational Services	43,784	3.60%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	42,588	3.50%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	29,414	2.42%
10.	Health Care	29,038	2.39%
11.	Info Services and Data Processing	25,450	2.09%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	23,314	1.92%
13.	Repair and Maintenance	22,510	1.85%
14.	Other Transportation	21,944	1.80%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	18,580	1.53%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	18,312	1.51%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	18,220	1.50%
18.	Radio, Television, and Computer Stores	18,216	1.50%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	16,044	1.32%
20.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	15,494	1.27%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	146,856	13.69%
2.	Public Administration	124,720	11.62%
3.	Educational Services	120,166	11.20%
4.	Health Care	99,138	9.24%
5.	Finance and Insurance	61,166	5.70%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	59,092	5.51%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	45,234	4.22%
8.	Social Assistance	39,658	3.70%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	35,906	3.35%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	30,212	2.82%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	25,578	2.38%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	20,744	1.93%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	19,342	1.80%
14.	Construction	18,514	1.73%
15.	Info Services and Data Processing	18,284	1.70%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	18,124	1.69%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	17,795	1.66%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	14,165	1.32%
19.	Private Household Services	12,164	1.13%
20.	Air Transportation	10,380	0.97%

Washington Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	126,154	10.38%
2.	Other Management Occupations	91,698	7.54%
3.	Business Operations Specialists	49,340	4.06%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	42,864	3.53%
5.	Engineers	39,786	3.27%
6.	Top Executives	39,046	3.21%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	35,056	2.88%
8.	Operations Managers Non Finance	31,882	2.62%
9.	Other Office and Admin Support	30,748	2.53%
10.	Lawyers	29,354	2.41%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	28,973	2.38%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	28,244	2.32%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	28,058	2.31%
14.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	26,197	2.15%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	24,538	2.02%
16.	Accountants and Auditors	24,162	1.99%
17.	Vehicle Mechanics	22,650	1.86%
18.	Carpenters	21,072	1.73%
19.	Other Construction Trades	20,982	1.73%
20.	Media and Communications Workers	20,572	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	69,352	6.46%
2.	Other Management Occupations	61,450	5.73%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	60,842	5.67%
4.	Computer Specialists	52,452	4.89%
5.	Business Operations Specialists	52,256	4.87%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	51,266	4.78%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	37,044	3.45%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	32,320	3.01%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	28,736	2.68%
10.	Registered Nurses	28,408	2.65%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	28,340	2.64%
12.	Accountants and Auditors	28,196	2.63%
13.	Child Care Workers	27,398	2.55%
14.	Cashiers	23,907	2.23%
15.	Operations Managers Non Finance	23,104	2.15%
16.	Media and Communications Workers	22,298	2.08%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	19,528	1.82%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	19,442	1.81%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	18,876	1.76%
20.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	18,388	1.71%

Washington Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	2,177,820	66.63%
15-35 hours	335,639	10.27%
1-14 hours	87,740	2.68%
No regular hours	667,350	20.42%

Washington Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	60,758	2.72%
5 AM-5:29 AM	74,264	3.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	109,683	4.92%
6 AM-6:29 AM	207,271	9.29%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	230,820	10.35%
7 AM-7:29 AM	331,634	14.87%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	319,299	14.31%
8 AM-8:29 AM	308,378	13.82%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	169,529	7.60%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	161,702	7.25%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	52,375	2.35%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	20,715	0.93%
Noon-3:59 PM	93,739	4.20%
4 PM-11:59 PM	90,682	4.06%

Washington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	35,810	1.61%
5-9	131,452	5.89%
10-14	211,391	9.48%
15-19	264,082	11.84%
20-24	283,318	12.70%
25-29	137,457	6.16%
30-34	353,487	15.85%
35-39	89,012	3.99%
40-44	132,135	5.92%
45-59	305,698	13.70%
60-89	220,082	9.87%
At least 90	66,925	3.00%

Washington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	32,108	1.44%	1,031,402	46.23%
30-44	51,006	2.29%	523,628	23.47%
45-59	41,126	1.84%	264,572	11.86%
At least 60	55,073	2.47%	231,934	10.40%

Washington Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4,764	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	318,842	13.74%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,663,766	71.72%
Motorcycle	2,368	0.10%
Other	14,184	0.61%
Public transportation	179,313	7.73%
Walked	47,612	2.05%
Worked at home	89,053	3.84%

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Washington Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,576,517 (4,179,460 people)
: 1,078,312 (3,432,073 people)
: 531,372
: 1,841,911
Washington Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	53,115	3.36%
$10,000-$14,999	34,239	2.17%
$15,000-$19,999	38,173	2.42%
$20,000-$24,999	48,318	3.06%
$25,000-$29,999	56,131	3.56%
$30,000-$34,999	64,171	4.06%
$35,000-$39,999	69,493	4.40%
$40,000-$44,999	71,304	4.52%
$45,000-$49,999	65,464	4.15%
$50,000-$59,999	139,852	8.86%
$60,000-$74,999	202,085	12.80%
$75,000-$99,999	261,494	16.56%
$100,000-$124,999	175,898	11.14%
$125,000-$149,999	107,606	6.82%
$150,000-$199,999	104,871	6.64%
$200,000 or more	86,431	5.48%

Washington Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	191,102	24.27%
Family, 2 people	203,530	25.85%
Nonfamily, 2 people	47,574	6.04%
Family, 3 people	125,545	15.94%
Nonfamily, 3 people	9,262	1.18%
Family, 4 people	118,305	15.02%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3,556	0.45%
Family, 5 people	53,168	6.75%
Nonfamily, 5 people	961	0.12%
Family, 6 people	20,135	2.56%
Nonfamily, 6 people	340	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	13,683	1.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	249	0.03%

Washington Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,429,893	31.69%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	770,405	17.07%
Public Assistance	21,228	0.47%
Retirement	272,581	6.04%
Self Employment	202,187	4.48%
Social Security	227,409	5.04%
Supplemental Security	27,015	0.60%
Wage / Salary	1,397,402	30.97%
Other	164,386	3.64%

Washington Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	431,922	48.60%
With children under 18	456,804	51.40%

Washington Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	109,208	6.70%
Married	999,297	61.27%
Never Married	498,334	30.55%
Widowed	24,102	1.48%

Washington Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	162,376	9.59%
Married	996,498	58.88%
Never Married	424,502	25.08%
Widowed	109,139	6.45%

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Washington Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Washington Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	149,164	4.72%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	239,916	7.60%
High school diploma or equivalent	582,877	18.46%
Some college, no degree	624,544	19.78%
Associate degree	163,776	5.19%
Bachelors degree	821,217	26.00%
Graduate or professional degree	576,485	18.25%

Washington Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	27,542	1.30%	61,194	2.89%	88,736	4.19%
Kindergarten	51,745	2.44%	12,940	0.61%	64,685	3.06%
Grades 1-4	218,420	10.32%	31,710	1.50%	250,130	11.82%
Grades 5-8	211,478	9.99%	26,840	1.27%	238,318	11.26%
Grades 9-12	206,908	9.78%	22,505	1.06%	229,413	10.84%
Undergrad college	145,016	6.85%	38,470	1.82%	183,486	8.67%
Graduate or professional school	44,375	2.10%	41,115	1.94%	85,490	4.04%
Total	905,484	42.78%	234,774	11.09%	1,140,258	53.87%

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Washington Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Washington Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	3,965,261	94.89%
Below Poverty Level	213,474	5.11%

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Washington Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 5,869

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Washington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Washington Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	309,150	14.61%
10-19 Years	276,408	13.06%
20-29 Years	295,346	13.95%
30-39 Years	393,960	18.61%
40-49 Years	353,680	16.71%
50-59 Years	256,475	12.12%
60-69 Years	119,284	5.64%
70-79 Years	74,069	3.50%
80-89 Years	32,626	1.54%
90+ Years	5,694	0.27%

Washington Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,050,073	49.61%
Female	1,066,619	50.39%

Washington Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,426,978	67.42%
African-American	230,342	10.88%
Hispanic/Latino	217,819	10.29%
Asian	177,052	8.36%
Multiracial	52,851	2.50%
Other Race	5,320	0.25%
Amerindian	4,855	0.23%
Pacific Islander	1,475	0.07%

Washington Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	616,319	18.07%
2.	Irish	545,751	16.00%
3.	English	502,172	14.73%
4.	United States Or American	266,945	7.83%
5.	Italian	227,945	6.68%
6.	Polish	118,251	3.47%
7.	Scottish	110,563	3.24%
8.	French Non-Basque	105,639	3.10%
9.	Scotch Irish	92,841	2.72%
10.	European	54,137	1.59%

Washington Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	3,005,855	76.48%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	391,205	9.95%
3.	Korean	61,128	1.56%
4.	Vietnamese	49,718	1.26%
5.	Arabic	40,793	1.04%
6.	Chinese	39,402	1.00%
7.	African	36,010	0.92%
8.	Persian	34,754	0.88%
9.	French	32,243	0.82%
10.	Tagalog	30,880	0.79%

Washington Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	3,441,732	81.19%
Naturalized immigrant	308,015	7.27%
Not a citizen	489,204	11.54%

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Washington Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Alexandria City County	Falls Church City County	Manassas Park City County
Arlington County	Fauquier County	Prince William County
Clarke County	Fredericksburg City County	Spotsylvania County
Fairfax County	Loudoun County	Stafford County
Fairfax City County	Manassas City County	Warren County

Washington Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Aldie	Franconia	Nokesville
Alexandria	Fredericksburg	North River
Annandale	Front Royal	North Springfield
Aquia	Ft Myer	Oakton
Aquia Harbour	Gainesville	Occoquan
Arcola	Garrisonville	Orlean
Arlington	George Washington	Paeonian Springs
Ashburn	Goldvein	Paris
Bailey's Crossroads	Great Falls	Partlow
Battlefield	Greenway	Philomont
Bealeton	Griffis-Widewater	Pimmit Hills
Belle Haven	Groveton	Providence
Bentonville	Hamilton	Purcellville
Berkeley	Happy Creek	Quantico
Berryville	Hartwood	Rectortown
Blue Ridge	Haymarket	Remington
Bluemont	Herndon	Reston
Boyce	Hillsboro	Rock Hill
Braddock	Hume	Rose Hill
Brentsville	Hunter Mill	Round Hill
Bristow	Huntington	Ruby
Broad Run	Hybla Valley	Russell
Brooke	Idylwood	Salem
Buckmarsh	Jefferson	Scott
Bull Run	Lake Barcroft	Seven Corners
Burke	Lake Ridge	Shenandoah
Calverton	Lee	Somerville
Casanova	Lee Hill	South River
Catharpin	Leesburg	Spotsylvania
Catlett	Lincoln	Springfield
Catoctin	Lincolnia	Stafford
Cedar Run	Linden	Sterling
Center	Linton Hall	Sudley
Centreville	Livingston	Sugarland Run
Chancellor	Loch Lomond	Sully
Chantilly	Lorton	Sumerduck
Clifton	Lovettsville	The Plains
Coles	Manassas	Thornburg
Courtland	Mantua	Triangle
Dale City	Markham	Tysons Corner
Delaplane	Marshall	Upperville
Dranesville	Mc Lean	Vienna
Dulles	Mercer	Warrenton
Dumfries	Merrifield	Waterford
Dunn Loring	Middleburg	West Gate
Fairfax	Middletown	West Mclean
Fairfax Station	Midland	West Springfield
Falls Church	Millwood	White Post
Falmouth	Montclair	Wolf Trap
Fork	Mount Vernon	Woodbridge
Fort Belvoir	Neabsco	Yorkshire
Fort Hunt	Newington

Fairfax County (991,247)	Stafford County (92,446)	Fredericksburg City County (19,279)
Prince William County (280,813)	Spotsylvania County (90,395)	Clarke County (12,652)
Arlington County (189,453)	Fauquier County (55,139)	Falls Church City County (10,377)
Loudoun County (169,599)	Manassas City County (35,135)	Manassas Park City County (10,290)
Alexandria City County (128,283)	Warren County (31,584)	Fairfax City County

Arlington (189,453)	Falmouth (13,351)	Remington (624)
Alexandria (128,283)	Marshall (13,218)	Hamilton (562)
Springfield (58,499)	Fort Hunt (12,923)	Round Hill (500)
Burke (57,737)	Courtland (12,180)	Boyce (426)
Reston (56,407)	George Washington (11,992)	The Plains (266)
Dale City (55,971)	Lee (11,418)	Hillsboro (96)
Sully (55,874)	Bull Run (11,337)	North River
Annandale (54,994)	Merrifield (11,170)	Garrisonville
Jefferson (50,638)	Catoctin (11,078)	Ruby
Centreville (48,661)	Scott (10,626)	Stafford
Manassas (45,425)	Falls Church (10,377)	South River
Chantilly (41,041)	Battlefield (10,364)	Bentonville
Woodbridge (39,122)	Griffis-Widewater (10,184)	Brooke
Mc Lean (38,929)	Mantua (9,876)	Thornburg
Braddock (35,970)	Cedar Run (9,500)	Shenandoah
Mount Vernon (34,615)	North Springfield (9,173)	Middletown
Broad Run (33,330)	Lake Barcroft (8,906)	Linden
Franconia (31,907)	Seven Corners (8,701)	Partlow
Lake Ridge (30,404)	Aquia (8,649)	Salem
Dulles (29,477)	Linton Hall (8,620)	Berkeley
Oakton (29,348)	Livingston (8,604)	Somerville
West Springfield (28,378)	Great Falls (8,549)	Catlett
Leesburg (28,311)	Huntington (8,325)	Casanova
Dranesville (27,865)	Coles (8,321)	Center
Brentsville (26,588)	Dunn Loring (7,861)	Delaplane
Hartwood (26,127)	Aquia Harbour (7,856)	Hume
Bailey's Crossroads (23,166)	Sudley (7,719)	Goldvein
Sugarland Run (22,701)	West Gate (7,493)	Calverton
Herndon (21,655)	Providence (7,304)	Bealeton
Fairfax (21,498)	Fort Belvoir (7,176)	Bluemont
Groveton (21,296)	Quantico (7,132)	Ft Myer
Hunter Mill (20,833)	Belle Haven (6,749)	Paris
Newington (19,784)	Yorkshire (6,732)	Fairfax Station
Fredericksburg (19,279)	Warrenton (6,670)	West Mclean
Rose Hill (19,013)	Pimmit Hills (6,152)	Greenway
Lee Hill (18,827)	Triangle (5,500)	Markham
Tysons Corner (18,540)	Spotsylvania (3,833)	Midland
Chancellor (17,798)	Purcellville (3,584)	Lincoln
Lorton (17,786)	Happy Creek (3,534)	Blue Ridge
Hybla Valley (16,721)	Fork (3,529)	Paeonian Springs
Occoquan (16,284)	Loch Lomond (3,411)	Philomont
Idylwood (16,005)	Berryville (2,963)	Bristow
Lincolnia (15,788)	Clifton (2,558)	Waterford
Montclair (15,728)	Russell (2,426)	Ashburn
Vienna (14,453)	Buckmarsh (2,367)	Arcola
Mercer (14,086)	Millwood (2,356)	Rectortown
Rock Hill (14,061)	White Post (2,114)	Orlean
Dumfries (14,043)	Nokesville (1,236)	Sumerduck
Wolf Trap (14,001)	Neabsco (1,035)	Upperville
Sterling (13,764)	Haymarket (879)	Aldie
Front Royal (13,589)	Lovettsville (853)	Catharpin
Gainesville (13,484)	Middleburg (632)