Washington, DC Profile

Washington, DC, population 599,657, is located about 2.6 miles from Arlington and 6.3 miles from Alexandria.

Through the 90's Washington's population has declined by about 6%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Washington has declined by about 4%. Since 2005 Washington's population has grown by about 3%.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	31%
	African American	60%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	6%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	572,055	N/A
2001	578,042	1.05%
2002	579,585	0.27%
2003	577,777	-0.31%
2004	579,796	0.35%
2005	582,049	0.39%
2006	583,978	0.33%
2007	586,409	0.42%
2008	590,074	0.62%
2009	599,657	1.62%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$40,127

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,736
2002	1,596
2003	1,569
2004	1,325
2005	1,402
2006	1,446
2007	1,347
2008	1,375
2009	1,265
2010	1,241

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	232	188	3,940	5,568
2002	264	262	3,731	4,854
2003	248	273	3,836	4,482
2004	198	218	3,057	3,863
2005	195	165	3,502	3,854
2006	169	182	3604	4453
2007	181	192	3985	3566
2008	186	186	4154	3609
2009	143	150	3998	3295
2010	132	184	3914	3238

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,966
2002	6,172
2003	5,606
2004	4,667
2005	4,577
2006	4,474
2007	4,712
2008	4,859
2009	4,504
2010	4,510

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	5,009	21,434	7,670
2002	5,167	20,903	9,168
2003	4,670	17,362	9,549
2004	3,943	13,756	8,136
2005	3,571	14,162	7,467
2006	3826	15132	7057
2007	3920	16476	7323
2008	3781	18787	6191
2009	3696	18012	5299
2010	4224	18050	4864