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
5.9%
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$1.2B60C6Cogent 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——19Energy Finders, Inc.Industrials———20Sizzle Acquisition Corp. IIFinancial Services———21Hollywall Entertainment, Inc.Communication Services———22Federal Agricultural MortgageFinancial Services———23Boa Acquisition Corp. IiFinancial Services———24Federal National Mortgage AssociationFinancial Services———25American Drive Acquisition CompanyFinancial 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
$145.1B2019
$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 EDGAR24 filings from 8 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.