Fast Facts about Washington, DC

Demographics (*1)
Population: 589,366
Households: 260,214
Avg. Household Income: $79,814
Retail & Restaurant Expenditures: $7.3 billion

Employment (*2)
Employment: 704,400
Average Wage Per Job (*9): $69,124

Real Estate
Office Vacancy Rate(*3): 7.1%
Office Market Sq. Ft.(*3): 134 million
Taxable Retail & Restaurant Sales(*4): $9.7 billion

Tourism(*5)
Visitors: 16.2 million

Transportation(*6)
Metrorail Ridership 215 million

Taxes & Revenue
General Obligation Bond Rating(*7) A+

Area(*8)
Land Area 61 sq. mi.
Water Area 7 sq. mi.
Notes:
(*1) ESRI, 2008 Estimates & Projections
(*2) Department of Employment Services (9/2008)
(*3) CoStar (3Q 2008)
(*4) DC Office of Research & Analysis (FY 2006)
(*5) Washington Convention & Tourism Corporation (2007)
(*6) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (FY 2008)
(*7) S&P (2006)
(*8) Census
(*9) Bureau of Economic Analysis (2006)