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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators National District of Columbia  Populations Total population 304,059,724[1] 588,292[2] Families 34,884,816[3] 45,089[4] Children 89,378,554[5] 142,984[6]  Households Average family size 3.20[7] 3.33[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 23.80%[9] 50.83%[10] One parent (male) 7.27%[11] 7.58%[12] Two-parent 68.93%[13] 41.59%[14]  Income Median family income $63,211[15] $66,672[16] Mean family income $82,719[17] $113,122[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $928[19] $1,324[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $37,105[21] $52,960[22]  Employment Unemployed 5.80%[23] 8.08%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 14.93%[25] 19.07%[26] Children under 5 21.02%[27] 19.04%[28] Children 5-17 16.53%[29] 24.02%[30]  Education No high school diploma 15.47%[31] 14.27%[32] High school and above 84.53%[33] 85.73%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 27.41%[35] 47.48%[36] High school dropout rate 3.70%[37] n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 10.36%[38] 10.96%[39] Birth rate ranking 34[40]