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Washington Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 2,065,242
Land Area (2000): 6,008.769 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 883.782 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	3,778,826	91.37%
Rural, Farm	16,029	0.39%
Rural, Non-farm	340,972	8.24%

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Washington Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	505,478	487,866	17,612	3.48%	35
1991	518,231	491,913	26,318	5.08%	51
1992	526,828	497,570	29,258	5.55%	55
1993	519,101	492,789	26,312	5.07%	51
1994	531,726	508,453	23,273	4.38%	44
1995	537,484	512,600	24,884	4.63%	46
1996	540,719	515,978	24,740	4.58%	46
1997	544,675	520,205	24,470	4.49%	45
1998	542,633	521,223	21,409	3.95%	40
1999	545,018	526,599	18,419	3.38%	34
2000	536,184	517,161	19,024	3.55%	36
2001	537,695	516,062	21,634	4.02%	40
2002	546,866	521,671	25,196	4.61%	46
2003	553,033	528,326	24,707	4.47%	45
2004	554,167	530,449	23,718	4.28%	43
2005	560,755	536,949	23,806	4.25%	42
2006	568,271	546,429	21,842	3.84%	38
2007	571,495	550,533	20,962	3.67%	37
2008	577,050	553,527	23,524	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	496,955	483,616	13,339	2.68%	27
Feb 1990	496,302	483,000	13,302	2.68%	27
Mar 1990	497,520	485,221	12,299	2.47%	25
Apr 1990	495,705	483,104	12,601	2.54%	25
May 1990	500,925	486,877	14,048	2.80%	28
Jun 1990	510,378	494,066	16,312	3.20%	32
Jul 1990	520,370	499,887	20,483	3.94%	39
Aug 1990	512,617	491,429	21,188	4.13%	41
Sep 1990	510,613	488,741	21,872	4.28%	43
Oct 1990	510,062	488,804	21,258	4.17%	42
Nov 1990	507,650	484,936	22,714	4.47%	45
Dec 1990	506,639	484,716	21,923	4.33%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	507,534	484,083	23,451	4.62%	46
Feb 1991	508,581	483,316	25,265	4.97%	50
Mar 1991	512,859	488,008	24,851	4.85%	48
Apr 1991	512,474	488,742	23,732	4.63%	46
May 1991	515,789	489,023	26,766	5.19%	52
Jun 1991	524,922	496,409	28,513	5.43%	54
Jul 1991	529,827	502,580	27,247	5.14%	51
Aug 1991	523,391	496,430	26,961	5.15%	52
Sep 1991	521,998	494,944	27,054	5.18%	52
Oct 1991	521,491	493,978	27,513	5.28%	53
Nov 1991	520,497	493,120	27,377	5.26%	53
Dec 1991	519,407	492,321	27,086	5.21%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	520,078	490,939	29,139	5.60%	56
Feb 1992	518,899	489,302	29,597	5.70%	57
Mar 1992	523,633	494,084	29,549	5.64%	56
Apr 1992	524,554	495,608	28,946	5.52%	55
May 1992	527,071	497,425	29,646	5.62%	56
Jun 1992	535,706	503,844	31,862	5.95%	59
Jul 1992	539,897	509,124	30,773	5.70%	57
Aug 1992	528,721	500,545	28,176	5.33%	53
Sep 1992	526,619	497,832	28,787	5.47%	55
Oct 1992	525,409	496,503	28,906	5.50%	55
Nov 1992	526,328	497,276	29,052	5.52%	55
Dec 1992	525,019	498,352	26,667	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	515,641	487,930	27,711	5.37%	54
Feb 1993	515,320	487,512	27,808	5.40%	54
Mar 1993	517,047	491,083	25,964	5.02%	50
Apr 1993	512,799	487,576	25,223	4.92%	49
May 1993	518,997	492,803	26,194	5.05%	50
Jun 1993	525,684	497,186	28,498	5.42%	54
Jul 1993	527,716	499,673	28,043	5.31%	53
Aug 1993	522,217	495,278	26,939	5.16%	52
Sep 1993	517,961	492,502	25,459	4.92%	49
Oct 1993	520,642	494,835	25,807	4.96%	50
Nov 1993	518,581	494,080	24,501	4.72%	47
Dec 1993	516,609	493,010	23,599	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	526,763	502,378	24,385	4.63%	46
Feb 1994	527,986	503,935	24,051	4.56%	46
Mar 1994	527,856	504,353	23,503	4.45%	45
Apr 1994	526,139	503,229	22,910	4.35%	44
May 1994	530,605	507,662	22,943	4.32%	43
Jun 1994	534,598	510,249	24,349	4.55%	46
Jul 1994	537,966	514,489	23,477	4.36%	44
Aug 1994	532,484	509,770	22,714	4.27%	43
Sep 1994	530,069	507,614	22,455	4.24%	42
Oct 1994	536,907	513,038	23,869	4.45%	44
Nov 1994	536,000	512,648	23,352	4.36%	44
Dec 1994	533,341	512,074	21,267	3.99%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	530,830	507,644	23,186	4.37%	44
Feb 1995	532,081	508,901	23,180	4.36%	44
Mar 1995	535,409	512,266	23,143	4.32%	43
Apr 1995	534,678	510,353	24,325	4.55%	45
May 1995	536,436	511,451	24,985	4.66%	47
Jun 1995	543,065	515,322	27,743	5.11%	51
Jul 1995	550,034	523,414	26,620	4.84%	48
Aug 1995	540,303	514,115	26,188	4.85%	48
Sep 1995	537,901	511,545	26,356	4.90%	49
Oct 1995	538,779	514,137	24,642	4.57%	46
Nov 1995	536,684	511,679	25,005	4.66%	47
Dec 1995	533,608	510,368	23,240	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	531,079	507,058	24,021	4.52%	45
Feb 1996	534,206	509,590	24,616	4.61%	46
Mar 1996	537,586	513,208	24,378	4.53%	45
Apr 1996	534,111	510,513	23,598	4.42%	44
May 1996	538,837	513,392	25,445	4.72%	47
Jun 1996	545,201	519,230	25,971	4.76%	48
Jul 1996	553,476	526,751	26,725	4.83%	48
Aug 1996	544,498	519,818	24,680	4.53%	45
Sep 1996	541,531	516,438	25,093	4.63%	46
Oct 1996	542,824	518,231	24,593	4.53%	45
Nov 1996	543,507	518,762	24,745	4.55%	46
Dec 1996	541,766	518,747	23,019	4.25%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	539,934	514,763	25,171	4.66%	47
Feb 1997	539,466	514,960	24,506	4.54%	45
Mar 1997	545,077	521,110	23,967	4.40%	44
Apr 1997	540,396	517,179	23,217	4.30%	43
May 1997	543,072	519,266	23,806	4.38%	44
Jun 1997	549,778	523,025	26,753	4.87%	49
Jul 1997	558,290	532,711	25,579	4.58%	46
Aug 1997	548,143	523,069	25,074	4.57%	46
Sep 1997	542,985	518,661	24,324	4.48%	45
Oct 1997	542,637	518,728	23,909	4.41%	44
Nov 1997	543,841	519,643	24,198	4.45%	44
Dec 1997	542,485	519,349	23,136	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	535,932	512,520	23,412	4.37%	44
Feb 1998	538,359	513,324	25,035	4.65%	47
Mar 1998	540,363	518,184	22,179	4.10%	41
Apr 1998	537,547	517,093	20,454	3.81%	38
May 1998	541,159	520,082	21,077	3.89%	39
Jun 1998	546,609	523,766	22,843	4.18%	42
Jul 1998	553,365	530,941	22,424	4.05%	41
Aug 1998	545,407	524,047	21,360	3.92%	39
Sep 1998	542,531	521,441	21,090	3.89%	39
Oct 1998	543,522	523,127	20,395	3.75%	38
Nov 1998	543,161	523,734	19,427	3.58%	36
Dec 1998	543,635	526,420	17,215	3.17%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	540,203	521,519	18,684	3.46%	35
Feb 1999	539,853	520,185	19,668	3.64%	36
Mar 1999	541,372	523,677	17,695	3.27%	33
Apr 1999	540,058	521,050	19,008	3.52%	35
May 1999	544,836	526,015	18,821	3.45%	35
Jun 1999	549,218	529,982	19,236	3.50%	35
Jul 1999	555,148	535,226	19,922	3.59%	36
Aug 1999	547,298	528,831	18,467	3.37%	34
Sep 1999	545,139	527,174	17,965	3.30%	33
Oct 1999	546,065	528,352	17,713	3.24%	32
Nov 1999	545,860	528,107	17,753	3.25%	33
Dec 1999	545,169	529,070	16,099	2.95%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	530,871	511,113	19,758	3.72%	37
Feb 2000	531,132	511,356	19,776	3.72%	37
Mar 2000	533,865	514,728	19,137	3.58%	36
Apr 2000	532,911	515,566	17,345	3.25%	33
May 2000	534,257	514,962	19,295	3.61%	36
Jun 2000	538,903	519,044	19,859	3.69%	37
Jul 2000	543,456	522,479	20,977	3.86%	39
Aug 2000	538,927	518,429	20,498	3.80%	38
Sep 2000	533,886	515,576	18,310	3.43%	34
Oct 2000	538,356	520,477	17,879	3.32%	33
Nov 2000	537,690	519,119	18,571	3.45%	35
Dec 2000	539,958	523,079	16,879	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	538,067	518,661	19,406	3.61%	36
Feb 2001	538,470	518,528	19,942	3.70%	37
Mar 2001	541,505	521,446	20,059	3.70%	37
Apr 2001	529,733	510,347	19,386	3.66%	37
May 2001	533,175	513,902	19,273	3.61%	36
Jun 2001	536,923	515,689	21,234	3.95%	40
Jul 2001	542,363	519,279	23,084	4.26%	43
Aug 2001	536,206	512,165	24,041	4.48%	45
Sep 2001	534,157	511,273	22,884	4.28%	43
Oct 2001	542,366	519,237	23,129	4.26%	43
Nov 2001	540,380	515,861	24,519	4.54%	45
Dec 2001	538,997	516,351	22,646	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	539,968	513,794	26,174	4.85%	48
Feb 2002	544,511	519,496	25,015	4.59%	46
Mar 2002	546,023	520,215	25,808	4.73%	47
Apr 2002	545,033	519,426	25,607	4.70%	47
May 2002	547,098	521,913	25,185	4.60%	46
Jun 2002	548,558	521,870	26,688	4.87%	49
Jul 2002	552,835	525,582	27,253	4.93%	49
Aug 2002	548,873	522,750	26,123	4.76%	48
Sep 2002	547,154	523,813	23,341	4.27%	43
Oct 2002	550,314	526,926	23,388	4.25%	42
Nov 2002	546,622	522,088	24,534	4.49%	45
Dec 2002	545,408	522,177	23,231	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	548,456	523,189	25,267	4.61%	46
Feb 2003	552,141	526,381	25,760	4.67%	47
Mar 2003	553,699	528,773	24,926	4.50%	45
Apr 2003	551,426	527,892	23,534	4.27%	43
May 2003	553,476	528,717	24,759	4.47%	45
Jun 2003	557,522	529,615	27,907	5.01%	50
Jul 2003	562,277	535,544	26,733	4.75%	48
Aug 2003	553,002	528,259	24,743	4.47%	45
Sep 2003	550,303	526,534	23,769	4.32%	43
Oct 2003	553,290	529,799	23,491	4.25%	42
Nov 2003	551,545	527,965	23,580	4.28%	43
Dec 2003	549,259	527,248	22,011	4.01%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	550,197	525,078	25,119	4.57%	46
Feb 2004	551,264	527,526	23,738	4.31%	43
Mar 2004	552,748	529,039	23,709	4.29%	43
Apr 2004	549,581	527,967	21,614	3.93%	39
May 2004	552,498	529,717	22,781	4.12%	41
Jun 2004	555,500	529,772	25,728	4.63%	46
Jul 2004	560,962	534,753	26,209	4.67%	47
Aug 2004	554,766	530,668	24,098	4.34%	43
Sep 2004	553,161	530,567	22,594	4.08%	41
Oct 2004	557,830	534,680	23,150	4.15%	42
Nov 2004	557,142	533,639	23,503	4.22%	42
Dec 2004	554,354	531,977	22,377	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	551,852	526,379	25,473	4.62%	46
Feb 2005	553,314	527,692	25,622	4.63%	46
Mar 2005	555,632	531,605	24,027	4.32%	43
Apr 2005	555,614	533,051	22,563	4.06%	41
May 2005	561,334	537,238	24,096	4.29%	43
Jun 2005	562,936	536,982	25,954	4.61%	46
Jul 2005	569,505	543,751	25,754	4.52%	45
Aug 2005	564,297	540,756	23,541	4.17%	42
Sep 2005	560,552	537,478	23,074	4.12%	41
Oct 2005	565,636	542,967	22,669	4.01%	40
Nov 2005	564,821	542,127	22,694	4.02%	40
Dec 2005	563,567	543,359	20,208	3.59%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	559,993	537,745	22,248	3.97%	40
Feb 2006	562,205	540,396	21,809	3.88%	39
Mar 2006	565,219	544,777	20,442	3.62%	36
Apr 2006	564,064	543,785	20,279	3.60%	36
May 2006	566,423	545,040	21,383	3.78%	38
Jun 2006	570,100	546,315	23,785	4.17%	42
Jul 2006	577,956	552,898	25,058	4.34%	43
Aug 2006	570,759	547,865	22,894	4.01%	40
Sep 2006	568,501	546,865	21,636	3.81%	38
Oct 2006	573,410	552,126	21,284	3.71%	37
Nov 2006	570,948	549,577	21,371	3.74%	37
Dec 2006	569,676	549,763	19,913	3.50%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	569,150	545,710	23,440	4.12%	41
Feb 2007	568,054	545,982	22,072	3.89%	39
Mar 2007	570,268	550,342	19,926	3.49%	35
Apr 2007	565,783	546,609	19,174	3.39%	34
May 2007	568,273	548,641	19,632	3.45%	35
Jun 2007	571,513	549,155	22,358	3.91%	39
Jul 2007	581,527	558,088	23,439	4.03%	40
Aug 2007	571,258	550,472	20,786	3.64%	36
Sep 2007	571,183	550,587	20,596	3.61%	36
Oct 2007	574,400	554,100	20,300	3.53%	35
Nov 2007	574,614	554,705	19,909	3.46%	35
Dec 2007	571,918	552,007	19,911	3.48%	35

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	571,118	549,355	21,763	3.81%	38
Feb 2008	572,220	551,016	21,204	3.71%	37
Mar 2008	573,963	553,162	20,801	3.62%	36
Apr 2008	572,123	552,561	19,562	3.42%	34
May 2008	577,051	554,551	22,500	3.90%	39
Jun 2008	580,296	555,062	25,234	4.35%	43
Jul 2008	590,621	563,056	27,565	4.67%	47
Aug 2008	583,183	556,567	26,616	4.56%	46
Sep 2008	572,879	546,411	26,468	4.62%	46
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Washington Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	131,852	12.35%
2.	Public Administration	129,008	12.09%
3.	Construction	120,458	11.28%
4.	Educational Services	59,276	5.55%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	53,518	5.01%
6.	Health Care	49,076	4.60%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	44,114	4.13%
8.	Finance and Insurance	41,272	3.87%
9.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	30,176	2.83%
10.	Other Transportation	26,496	2.48%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	24,678	2.31%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	24,034	2.25%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	23,212	2.17%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	21,216	1.99%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	18,678	1.75%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	17,646	1.65%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	16,340	1.53%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	14,810	1.39%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	14,110	1.32%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	13,952	1.31%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Public Administration	139,758	13.29%
2.	Health Care	133,562	12.70%
3.	Educational Services	128,722	12.24%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	118,298	11.25%
5.	Finance and Insurance	61,876	5.88%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	51,250	4.87%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	41,428	3.94%
8.	Social Assistance	37,818	3.60%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	32,688	3.11%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	22,292	2.12%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	21,018	2.00%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	19,832	1.89%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	18,550	1.76%
14.	Department and Other General Stores	17,972	1.71%
15.	Construction	17,118	1.63%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	16,314	1.55%
17.	Private Household Services	14,038	1.34%
18.	Info Services and Data Processing	13,932	1.32%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	12,354	1.17%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	9,744	0.93%

Washington Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Computer Specialists	75,318	7.06%
2.	Other Management Occupations	63,352	5.94%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	38,014	3.56%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	36,374	3.41%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	33,936	3.18%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	30,418	2.85%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	30,262	2.84%
8.	Engineers	29,984	2.81%
9.	Business Operations Specialists	29,234	2.74%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	28,630	2.68%
11.	Top Executives	26,336	2.47%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	25,560	2.39%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	23,112	2.17%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	22,350	2.09%
15.	Lawyers	21,742	2.04%
16.	Life and Physical Scientists	21,372	2.00%
17.	Operations Managers Non Finance	20,428	1.91%
18.	Accountants and Auditors	19,670	1.84%
19.	Other Construction Trades	19,286	1.81%
20.	Other Production Occupations	18,646	1.75%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	81,742	7.77%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	69,952	6.65%
3.	Other Management Occupations	54,226	5.16%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	46,786	4.45%
5.	Business Operations Specialists	46,434	4.42%
6.	Computer Specialists	44,482	4.23%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	36,240	3.45%
8.	Registered Nurses	32,760	3.12%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	29,044	2.76%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	27,956	2.66%
11.	Child Care Workers	26,804	2.55%
12.	Cashiers	26,150	2.49%
13.	Accountants and Auditors	24,776	2.36%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	23,676	2.25%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	20,974	1.99%
16.	Health Technologists and Technicians	20,048	1.91%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	19,352	1.84%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	18,654	1.77%
19.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	18,542	1.76%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	16,604	1.58%

Washington Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	2,002,252	63.46%
15-35 hours	336,388	10.66%
1-14 hours	89,260	2.83%
No regular hours	727,322	23.05%

Washington Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	58,521	2.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM	69,971	3.44%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	102,722	5.04%
6 AM-6:29 AM	196,074	9.63%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	215,302	10.57%
7 AM-7:29 AM	315,218	15.48%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	294,329	14.45%
8 AM-8:29 AM	253,776	12.46%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	137,106	6.73%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	137,677	6.76%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	46,804	2.30%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	21,297	1.05%
Noon-3:59 PM	93,869	4.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	94,127	4.62%

Washington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	27,157	1.33%
5-9	103,830	5.10%
10-14	176,055	8.64%
15-19	218,025	10.70%
20-24	237,767	11.67%
25-29	116,494	5.72%
30-34	319,214	15.67%
35-39	82,844	4.07%
40-44	118,932	5.84%
45-59	307,508	15.10%
60-89	246,896	12.12%
At least 90	82,071	4.03%

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

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	25,507	1.25%	853,821	41.92%
30-44	52,356	2.57%	468,634	23.01%
45-59	53,256	2.61%	254,252	12.48%
At least 60	85,367	4.19%	243,600	11.96%

Washington Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4,416	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	285,588	13.53%
Car / truck / van, solo	1,476,450	69.92%
Motorcycle	1,182	0.06%
Other	10,771	0.51%
Public transportation	216,486	10.25%
Walked	41,900	1.98%
Worked at home	74,714	3.54%

Washington Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Washington Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 1,497,616 (4,063,536 people)
: 1,061,062 (3,405,318 people)
: 467,676
: 2,051,159
Washington Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	64,322	4.29%
$10,000-$14,999	40,318	2.69%
$15,000-$19,999	46,070	3.07%
$20,000-$24,999	56,342	3.76%
$25,000-$29,999	64,476	4.30%
$30,000-$34,999	73,938	4.93%
$35,000-$39,999	74,151	4.95%
$40,000-$44,999	76,005	5.07%
$45,000-$49,999	71,384	4.76%
$50,000-$59,999	140,709	9.38%
$60,000-$74,999	192,812	12.86%
$75,000-$99,999	235,646	15.71%
$100,000-$124,999	145,071	9.67%
$125,000-$149,999	82,024	5.47%
$150,000-$199,999	74,382	4.96%
$200,000 or more	61,853	4.12%

Washington Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	173,739	23.22%
Family, 2 people	192,133	25.67%
Nonfamily, 2 people	36,836	4.92%
Family, 3 people	129,233	17.27%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6,895	0.92%
Family, 4 people	116,146	15.52%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2,585	0.35%
Family, 5 people	54,284	7.25%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1,072	0.14%
Family, 6 people	21,073	2.82%
Nonfamily, 6 people	331	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	13,797	1.84%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	226	0.03%

Washington Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,319,466	31.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	623,664	14.89%
Public Assistance	23,899	0.57%
Retirement	272,188	6.50%
Self Employment	187,487	4.48%
Social Security	270,029	6.45%
Supplemental Security	33,520	0.80%
Wage / Salary	1,287,688	30.74%
Other	171,682	4.10%

Washington Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	394,410	49.72%
With children under 18	398,920	50.28%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	100,136	6.62%
Married	904,131	59.73%
Never Married	479,200	31.66%
Widowed	30,171	1.99%

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

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	167,630	9.87%
Married	918,934	54.09%
Never Married	469,679	27.64%
Widowed	142,785	8.40%

Washington Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	131,405	4.32%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	273,437	8.98%
High school diploma or equivalent	701,803	23.06%
Some college, no degree	691,998	22.74%
Associate degree	152,357	5.01%
Bachelors degree	612,022	20.11%
Graduate or professional degree	480,465	15.79%

Washington Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	31,487	1.52%	48,863	2.37%	80,350	3.89%
Kindergarten	47,431	2.30%	15,199	0.74%	62,630	3.03%
Grades 1-4	218,885	10.60%	41,501	2.01%	260,386	12.61%
Grades 5-8	218,613	10.59%	36,406	1.76%	255,019	12.35%
Grades 9-12	211,435	10.24%	33,002	1.60%	244,437	11.84%
Undergrad college	178,679	8.65%	43,295	2.10%	221,974	10.75%
Graduate or professional school	42,511	2.06%	35,701	1.73%	78,212	3.79%
Total	949,041	45.95%	253,967	12.30%	1,203,008	58.25%

Washington Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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	3,815,678	93.82%
Below Poverty Level	251,453	6.18%

Washington Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Washington Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 3,036

Washington Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	305,160	14.78%
10-19 Years	292,602	14.17%
20-29 Years	261,110	12.64%
30-39 Years	354,617	17.17%
40-49 Years	339,199	16.42%
50-59 Years	243,298	11.78%
60-69 Years	131,756	6.38%
70-79 Years	88,890	4.30%
80-89 Years	40,946	1.98%
90+ Years	7,664	0.37%

Washington Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	993,396	48.10%
Female	1,071,846	51.90%

Washington Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	1,029,125	49.83%
African-American	680,856	32.97%
Hispanic/Latino	166,182	8.05%
Asian	135,135	6.54%
Multiracial	42,786	2.07%
Amerindian	5,473	0.27%
Other Race	4,872	0.24%
Pacific Islander	813	0.04%

Washington Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	452,874	17.68%
2.	Irish	392,453	15.32%
3.	English	314,979	12.30%
4.	United States Or American	195,687	7.64%
5.	Italian	166,079	6.48%
6.	Polish	95,543	3.73%
7.	Russian	75,293	2.94%
8.	French Non-Basque	71,828	2.80%
9.	Scottish	64,596	2.52%
10.	African	56,464	2.20%

Washington Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	3,056,928	79.52%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	315,524	8.21%
3.	Chinese	60,086	1.56%
4.	African	56,432	1.47%
5.	French	48,424	1.26%
6.	Korean	34,768	0.90%
7.	Tagalog	23,744	0.62%
8.	Vietnamese	22,510	0.59%
9.	German	18,030	0.47%
10.	Persian	17,964	0.47%

Washington Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	3,423,023	82.77%
Naturalized immigrant	300,595	7.27%
Not a citizen	412,209	9.97%

Washington Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Washington Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Washington Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Calvert County	Frederick County	Prince Georges County
Charles County	Montgomery County

Washington Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Accokeek	Fairmount Heights	Newburg
Adamstown	Faulkner	North Beach
Adelphi	Forest Glen	North Bethesda
Allens Fresh	Forest Heights	North Brentwood
Andrews AFB	Forestville	North Chevy Chase
Aquasco	Fort Washington	North Kensington
Ashton	Frederick	North Potomac
Aspen Hill	Friendly	Nottingham
Ballenger	Friendship Village	Olney
Ballenger Creek	Gaithersburg	Owings
Barnesville	Garrett Park	Oxon Hill
Barstow	Germantown	Petersville
Beallsville	Glen Echo	Piscataway
Bel Alton	Glenarden	Point Of Rocks
Beltsville	Glenn Dale	Pomfret
Benedict	Goddard	Pomonkey
Bennsville	Greater Landover	Poolesville
Berwyn	Greater Upper Marlboro	Port Republic
Berwyn Heights	Green Valley	Port Tobacco
Bethesda	Greenbelt	Potomac
Bladensburg	Hauvers	Potomac Heights
Bowie	Hill Top	Prince Frederick
Boyds	Hillandale	Queen Anne
Braddock	Hillcrest Heights	Redland
Braddock Heights	Hughesville	Riverdale
Brandywine	Huntingtown	Rock Point
Brentwood	Hyattsville	Rockville
Brinklow	Ijamsville	Rocky Ridge
Brookeville	Indian Head	Rosaryville
Brookmont	Ironsides	Rosemont
Broomes Island	Issue	Rossmoor
Brunswick	Jackson	Sabillasville
Bryans Road	Jefferson	Sandy Spring
Bryantown	Johnsville	Seat Pleasant
Buckeystown	Kemp Mill	Silver Spring
Burkittsville	Kensington	Solomons
Burtonsville	Kent	Somerset
Cabin John	Kettering	South Kensington
Calvert Beach-Long Beach	Knoxville	South Laurel
Calverton	La Plata	Southern Md Facility
Camp Springs	Ladiesburg	Spauldings
Capitol Heights	Lake Arbor	Spencerville
Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village	Landover Hills	Springdale
Catoctin	Langley Park	St. Charles
Cheltenham	Lanham	St. Leonard
Chesapeake Beach	Largo	Suburb Maryland Fac
Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point	Laurel	Suitland
Cheverly	Laytonsville	Sunderland
Chevy Chase	Lewistown	Surratts
Chillum	Liberty	Takoma Park
Clarksburg	Libertytown	Temple Hills
Clinton	Linganore	Thompkinsville
Clover Hill	Linganore-Bartonsville	Thurmont
Cloverly	Lusby	Travilah
Cobb Island	Marbury	Tuscarora
Colesville	Marlboro	Unionville
College Park	Marlow Heights	University Park
Colmar Manor	Marlton	Upper Marlboro
Coral Hills	Martin's Additions	Urbana
Cottage City	Mellwood	Vansville
Creagerstown	Middletown	Waldorf
Damascus	Mitchellville	Walker Mill
Darnestown	Monrovia	Walkersville
Derwood	Montgomery Village	Washington Grove
Dickerson	Morningside	Welcome
Discovery-Spring Garden	Mount Airy	West Laurel
District Heights	Mount Pleasant	Wheaton-Glenmont
Dowell	Mount Rainier	White Oak
Dunkirk	Mount Victoria	White Plains
Eagle Harbor	Myersville	Woodlawn
East Riverdale	Nanjemoy	Woodmore
Edmonston	New Carrollton	Woodsboro
Emmitsburg	New Market	Woodville
Fairland	New Midway

Montgomery County (873,341)	Frederick County (195,277)	Calvert County (74,563)
Prince Georges County (801,515)	Charles County (120,546)

Silver Spring (76,540)	Cloverly (7,835)	Queen Anne (1,598)
Frederick (59,032)	Marlton (7,798)	Burkittsville (1,593)
Wheaton-Glenmont (57,694)	Temple Hills (7,792)	Braddock (1,563)
Germantown (55,419)	Spauldings (7,763)	Landover Hills (1,534)
Bethesda (55,277)	Rossmoor (7,569)	Fairmount Heights (1,508)
Bowie (53,153)	Travilah (7,442)	Myersville (1,382)
Gaithersburg (52,613)	Accokeek (7,349)	Owings (1,325)
Aspen Hill (50,228)	Forest Glen (7,344)	Morningside (1,295)
Rockville (47,388)	Bennsville (7,325)	Creagerstown (1,258)
Potomac (44,822)	Burtonsville (7,305)	Colmar Manor (1,257)
North Bethesda (38,610)	Bryantown (7,061)	Potomac Heights (1,154)
Montgomery Village (38,051)	Riverdale (6,714)	Cottage City (1,136)
Oxon Hill (35,355)	Cheverly (6,433)	Somerset (1,124)
Chillum (34,573)	Middletown (6,398)	Upper Marlboro (1,061)
Suitland (33,515)	Darnestown (6,378)	Edmonston (959)
St. Charles (33,379)	Glenarden (6,318)	Garrett Park (917)
Olney (31,438)	Emmitsburg (6,185)	Martin's Additions (875)
Clinton (28,196)	Woodmore (6,077)	St. Leonard (536)
Waldorf (26,613)	Marlow Heights (6,059)	Washington Grove (515)
Laurel (26,330)	District Heights (5,958)	North Brentwood (469)
College Park (24,657)	Goddard (5,554)	North Chevy Chase (465)
Fort Washington (23,845)	Brandywine (5,503)	Laytonsville (277)
North Potomac (23,044)	Mellwood (5,448)	Rosemont (273)
Greater Landover (22,900)	Hughesville (5,385)	Glen Echo (242)
Fairland (21,738)	Poolesville (5,151)	Barnesville (161)
Lanham (21,667)	New Market (5,036)	Brookeville (120)
Greenbelt (21,456)	Bryans Road (4,912)	Eagle Harbor (55)
White Oak (20,973)	Brunswick (4,903)	Port Tobacco (15)
South Laurel (20,479)	Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village (4,801)	Vansville
Prince Frederick (20,333)	Jefferson (4,788)	Woodlawn
Colesville (19,810)	Allens Fresh (4,774)	Broomes Island
Greater Upper Marlboro (18,720)	Braddock Heights (4,627)	Southern Md Facility
Camp Springs (17,968)	Friendship Village (4,512)	Nottingham
Takoma Park (17,299)	Capitol Heights (4,138)	Marlboro
Redland (16,998)	West Laurel (4,083)	Surratts
Chevy Chase (16,427)	Buckeystown (4,027)	Bel Alton
Hillcrest Heights (16,359)	Woodville (3,880)	Cobb Island
Langley Park (16,214)	Urbana (3,763)	Ballenger
Beltsville (15,690)	Thompkinsville (3,682)	Adamstown
Adelphi (14,998)	Piscataway (3,438)	Ijamsville
East Riverdale (14,961)	Ashton (3,437)	Knoxville
Hyattsville (14,733)	Indian Head (3,422)	Monrovia
Kent (13,707)	Tuscarora (3,379)	Libertytown
Ballenger Creek (13,518)	Clover Hill (3,260)	Ladiesburg
Sunderland (13,494)	Marbury (3,234)	White Plains
Solomons (13,360)	Brookmont (3,202)	Welcome
Bladensburg (13,225)	Chesapeake Beach (3,180)	Mount Victoria
Forestville (12,707)	Nanjemoy (3,169)	Issue
Calverton (12,610)	Lewistown (3,124)	Ironsides
Glenn Dale (12,609)	Hillandale (3,054)	Newburg
New Carrollton (12,589)	Woodsboro (2,942)	Pomfret
Linganore-Bartonsville (12,529)	Brentwood (2,844)	Faulkner
Rosaryville (12,322)	Springdale (2,645)	Rock Point
Green Valley (12,262)	Forest Heights (2,585)	Mount Pleasant
La Plata (12,138)	Calvert Beach-Long Beach (2,487)	New Midway
Seat Pleasant (12,040)	Jackson (2,476)	Sandy Spring
Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point (11,503)	Huntingtown (2,436)	Benedict
Damascus (11,430)	Liberty (2,402)	Barstow
Walker Mill (11,104)	Hauvers (2,377)	Port Republic
Kettering (11,008)	Pomonkey (2,371)	Spencerville
Friendly (10,938)	Dunkirk (2,363)	Cheltenham
Coral Hills (10,720)	University Park (2,318)	Berwyn Heights
Mount Airy (10,509)	Discovery-Spring Garden (2,152)	Suburb Maryland Fac
Kemp Mill (9,956)	Johnsville (2,064)	Dickerson
Mitchellville (9,611)	Aquasco (2,034)	Derwood
North Kensington (8,940)	Petersville (1,979)	Sabillasville
Walkersville (8,761)	Catoctin (1,961)	Rocky Ridge
Lake Arbor (8,533)	Hill Top (1,912)	Point Of Rocks
Mount Rainier (8,498)	North Beach (1,880)	Unionville
Largo (8,408)	Kensington (1,873)	Beallsville
Thurmont (8,254)	Clarksburg (1,834)	Brinklow
Berwyn (8,125)	Cabin John (1,734)	Boyds
Andrews AFB (7,925)	Lusby (1,666)	Dowell
South Kensington (7,887)	Linganore (1,659)