County profile
District of Columbia, DC
United States · GDP 2024
#21 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$184.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
558,653
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
23,801
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$117.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
693,645
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
6.1%
Median HH income
$109.9k±$1.9k
Bachelor's degree+
64.2%±0.9%
Poverty rate
15.4%±0.7%
Business applications
14,945 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,653
23.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Danaher CorporationHealthcare$24.6B87A2Xylem Inc.Industrials$9.0B76B+3The Carlyle Group Inc.Financial Services$4.8B64C4FTI Consulting, Inc.Industrials$3.8B79B+5CAVA Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B61C6Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$975.8M58C7IBEX LimitedTechnology$558.3M63C8Easterly Government Properties, Inc.Real Estate$336.1M57C9Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.Healthcare$216.1M63C10Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.Industrials$186.5M32D11Ionic Digital Inc. Class ATechnology$141.4M——12FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.Technology$95.4M34D13IBW Financial CorporationFinancial Services$41.5M45D14National Capital Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$38.4M46D1560 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$1.0M34D16Interactive Health NetworkHealthcare$316.0k——17Altavoz Entertainment, Inc.Consumer Defensive$312.8k——18Xalles Holdings Inc.Technology$0——19Sizzle Acquisition Corp. IIFinancial Services———20Hollywall Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services———21Federal National Mortgage AssociationFinancial Services———22Federal Agricultural MortgageFinancial Services———23Boa Acquisition Corp. IiFinancial Services———24American Drive Acquisition CompanyFinancial Services———25Energy Finders, Inc.Industrials———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Professional services27%
Other services18%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation16%
Education14%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
693,645
residents · 2025 · +3.4% since 2020
Income per capita $111.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−18,507
International migration+27,350
Natural change+13,970
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$145.1B2019
$146.9B2020
$156.6B2021
$165.1B2022
$174.3B2023
$184.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$737.1k±$10.6k
Median gross rent
$2.0k/mo±$26/mo
Vacancy rate
10.1%±0.5%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$288.6M
1,591 units · 2.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$2.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Heat wave 99Earthquake 98Strong wind 98
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
15012016
15762017
16522018
17152019
17512020
18722021
20132022
19552023
19632024
19712025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -66% since 20214,7402021
7,7052022
3,0202023
1,7372024
1,5912025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
0.0 km
I-395
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
AMTK
Nearest port
3.9 km
CAPITOL STREET
Nearest commercial airport
6.1 km
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR35 filings from 13 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$117.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
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What is the GDP of District of Columbia?
District of Columbia's economy produced $184.3B in 2024, growing 5.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is professional services.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.