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District Of Columbia: State Summary

SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.

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Population:

  • Total Population: 572,059
  • Males: 268,827
  • Females: 303,232

Top 3 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)

  1. English only (449,240)
  2. Spanish (49,460)
  3. French (9,005)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (160,048)
  2. Muslim Estimate (60,479)
  3. American Baptist Churches in the USA (51,836)
  4. Southern Baptist Convention (38,852)
  5. Jewish Estimate (25,500)

Disabilities:

  • Total Reported: 204,982
  • Sensory: 18,745
  • Physical: 42,475
  • Mental: 26,143
  • Self-care: 15,943
  • Go outside home: 50,599
  • Employment: 52,741

Grandparents as caregivers

Grandparents as caregivers: 8,183

Heating fuel:

  • Total Reported: 248,338
  • Utility gas: 162,467
  • Bottled or LP gas: 4,408
  • Electricity: 60,016
  • Fuel oil, kerosene: 17,047
  • Coal or Coke: 69
  • Wood: 89
  • Solar Energy: 56
  • Other fuel: 1,713
  • No fuel used: 2,473

Vehicles available:

  • Total Reported: 345,942
  • No vehicle: 119,848
  • 1 or more vehicle: 226,094

Education Attainment:

  • No School: 7,696
  • No High School: 22,107
  • Some High School: 55,446
  • High School: 79,169
  • Some College: 59,281
  • Associate's Degree: 10,599
  • College Degree: 69,496
  • Master's Degree: 45,889
  • Professional Degree: 23,356
  • Doctoral Degree: 11,496

Household Phones:

  • Households Reporting: 248,338
  • Owners with phone: 100,449
  • Owners without phone: 767
  • Renters with phone: 141,605
  • Renters without phone: 5,517
  • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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