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District of Columbia

United States · GDP 2024
#21 of 3,127 US counties by GDP66th-percentile growthmore diversified than 75% of counties
EA Place Score
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methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$184.3B
GDP growth
+5.8%
Jobs tracked
558,653
Employers
23,801
Avg. wage
$117.9k
Population
693,645
Labor & formation
Unemployment
6.0%
Median HH income
$109.9k±$1.9k
Business applications
14,945 · 2025

Public companies headquartered here

SEC EDGAR · FMP
CompanySectorRevenueEA
1Danaher CorporationHealthcare$24.6B87A2Xylem Inc.Industrials$9.0B76B+3The Carlyle Group Inc.Financial Services$4.8B63C4FTI Consulting, Inc.Industrials$3.8B78B+5CAVA Group, Inc.Consumer Cyclical$1.2B60C6Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.Communication Services$975.8M58C7IBEX LimitedTechnology$558.3M63C8Easterly Government Properties, Inc.Real Estate$336.1M56C9Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.Healthcare$216.1M63C10Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.Industrials$186.5M25D11FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.Technology$95.4M34D12IBW Financial CorporationFinancial Services$41.5M44D13National Capital Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$38.4M46D1460 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Healthcare$1.0M34D15Interactive Health NetworkHealthcare$316.0k——16Altavoz Entertainment, Inc.Consumer Defensive$312.8k——17Xalles Holdings Inc.Industrials$0——18Energy Finders, Inc.Industrials———19American Drive Acquisition CompanyFinancial Services———20Federal National Mortgage AssociationFinancial Services———21Federal Agricultural MortgageFinancial Services———22Sizzle Acquisition Corp. IIFinancial Services———23Hollywall Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services———

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
$145.1B
2019
$146.9B
2020
$156.6B
2021
$165.1B
2022
$174.3B
2023
$184.3B
2024

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
1,591 (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
1501
2016
1576
2017
1652
2018
1715
2019
1751
2020
1872
2021
2013
2022
1955
2023
1963
2024
1971
2025

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 EDGAR

76 filings from 15 companies here in the last 90 days.

8-K60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.07-09
DEF 14A60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc.07-02
8-KFTI Consulting, Inc.07-01
8-KPublic Policy Holding Company, Inc.07-01
8-KEasterly Government Properties, Inc.06-30
8-KCogent Communications Holdings, Inc.06-29
8-KFiscalNote Holdings, Inc.06-26
8-KFiscalNote Holdings, Inc.06-24
8-KCAVA Group, Inc.06-24
8-KFiscalNote Holdings, Inc.06-16
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023
$117.9k
avg. annual pay · +20% since 2019
Similar US counties
nearest by GDP
Alameda$182.5BMecklenburg$186.1BTarrant$178.0BSuffolk$190.8BFairfax$177.5BHennepin$193.6B
The read

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.
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