In 2023, the population of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area was about 6.3 million people. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when the population was about 6.26 million people.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Washington DC metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Employed Persons in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) (LAUMT114790000000005) from Jan 1990 to May 2025 about DC, Washington, MD, WV, VA, household survey, employment, persons, and USA.

Resident Population in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) was 6436.48900 Thous. of Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Resident Population in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) reached a record high of 6436.48900 in January of 2024 and a record low of 4821.03100 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Resident Population in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployed Persons in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) (LAUMT114790000000004) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about DC, Washington, MD, WV, VA, household survey, unemployment, persons, and USA.

The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DCMADS) was conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC hospitals. DCMADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the drug problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16 separate studies that focused on different sub-groups, many of which are typically not included or are underrepresented in household surveys. The Homeless and Transient Population study examines the prevalence of illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use among members of the homeless and transient population aged 12 and older in the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC MSA). The sample frame included respondents from shelters, soup kitchens and food banks, major cluster encampments, and literally homeless people. Data from the questionnaires include history of homelessness, living arrangements and population movement, tobacco, drug, and alcohol use, consequences of use, treatment history, illegal behavior and arrest, emergency room treatment and hospital stays, physical and mental health, pregnancy, insurance, employment and finances, and demographics. Drug specific data include age at first use, route of administration, needle use, withdrawal symptoms, polysubstance use, and perceived risk.This study has 1 Data Set.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Washington DC metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Civilian Labor Force in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) (LAUMT114790000000006A) from 1990 to 2024 about DC, Washington, MD, WV, civilian, VA, labor force, labor, household survey, and USA.

At its core, Washington, DC is an international city. Nearly a quarter of the metropolitan area's (MSA) population is foreign-born.1 In addition, Washington, DC is home to a diverse linguistic landscape, where residents speak 168 languages.2The city provides unparalleled transportation convenience and direct access to a global community, with three international airports offering access to 183 worldwide destinations.With more than 640 international companies having a presence in the metropolitan area and 176 embassies calling the nation's capital home, the international community is woven into the fabric of the city, making it one of the most dynamic cities in the world.

In 2023, the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City had the biggest population in the United States. Based on annual estimates from the census, the metropolitan area had around 19.5 million inhabitants, which was a slight decrease from the previous year. The Los Angeles and Chicago metro areas rounded out the top three. What is a metropolitan statistical area? In general, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a core urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants – the smallest MSA is Carson City, with an estimated population of nearly 56,000. The urban area is made bigger by adjacent communities that are socially and economically linked to the center. MSAs are particularly helpful in tracking demographic change over time in large communities and allow officials to see where the largest pockets of inhabitants are in the country. How many MSAs are in the United States? There were 421 metropolitan statistical areas across the U.S. as of July 2021. The largest city in each MSA is designated the principal city and will be the first name in the title. An additional two cities can be added to the title, and these will be listed in population order based on the most recent census. So, in the example of New York-Newark-Jersey City, New York has the highest population, while Jersey City has the lowest. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts an official population count every ten years, and the new count is expected to be announced by the end of 2030.

The DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study (DCMADS) was
conducted in 1991, and included special analyses of homeless and
transient populations and of women delivering live births in the DC
hospitals. DCMADS was undertaken to assess the full extent of the
drug problem in one metropolitan area. The study was comprised of 16
separate studies that focused on different sub-groups, many of which
are typically not included or are under-represented in household
surveys.The DCMADS: Household and Non-household Populations
examines the prevalence of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among
members of household and non-household populations aged 12 and older
in the District of Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area (DC
MSA). The study also examines the characteristics of three
drug-abusing sub-groups: crack-cocaine, heroin, and needle users. The
household sample was drawn from the 1991 National Household Survey on
Drug Abuse (NHSDA). The non-household sample was drawn from the
DCMADS Institutionalized and Homeless and Transient Population
Studies. Data include demographics, needle use, needle-sharing, and
use of tobacco, alcohol, cocaine, crack, inhalants, marijuana, hallucinogens, heroin, sedatives, stimulants, psychotherapeutics (non-medical use), tranquilizers, and analgesics.This study has 1 Data Set.

Metropolitan Divisions A Metropolitan Division may exist as a division of an MSA Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Related Statistical Areas Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (referred to generically as 'core based statistical areas 'or CBSAs) are statistical geographic areas defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB), following a set of official standards published in the Federal Register. To meet the needs of various users for standard units at various geographic scales, OMB's standards provide for a flexible framework of area definitions that includes, in addition to metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan divisions, combined statistical areas, New England city and town areas (NECTAs), NECTA divisions, and combined NECTAs. Documentation of the metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards and how they are applied is available on the Census Bureau's website or from the Population Distribution Branch, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233-8800, telephone (301) 763-2419. Each metropolitan or micropolitan statistical area consists of a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core. Metropolitan statistical areas contain at least one U.S. Census Bureau-defined urbanized area of 50,000 or more population; micropolitan statistical areas contain at least one Census Bureau-defined urban cluster of at least 10,000 and less than 50,000 population. If specified criteria are met, a metropolitan statistical area containing a single urbanized area with a population of 2.5 million or more may be subdivided into metropolitan divisions, which function as distinct social and economic areas within the larger metropolitan statistical area. The territory, population, and housing units in metropolitan statistical areas are referred to as 'metropolitan. 'The metropolitan category is subdivided into 'inside principal city 'and 'outside principal city. 'The territory, population, and housing units located outside territory designated 'metropolitan 'are referred to as 'nonmetropolitan; 'the latter designation also include micropolitan statistical areas. These categories do not equate to an urban/rural classification; indeed, all metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and territory located outside CBSAs contain a mixture of urban and rural territory, population, and housing units. While it is the case that the populations of metropolitan statistical areas tend to be predominantly urban, according to Census 2000 data, over 50 percent of the U.S. rural population resides within metropolitan statistical areas.

Graph and download economic data for Unemployment Rate in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) (LAUMT114790000000003A) from 1990 to 2024 about DC, Washington, MD, WV, VA, household survey, unemployment, rate, and USA.

Age, Sex, Race, Ethnicity, Total Housing Units, and Voting Age Population. This service is updated annually with American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data. Contact: District of Columbia, Office of Planning. Email: planning@dc.gov. Geography: 2022 Wards (State Legislative Districts [Upper Chamber]). Current Vintage: 2019-2023. ACS Table(s): DP05. Data downloaded from: Census Bureau's API for American Community Survey. Date of API call: January 2, 2025. National Figures: data.census.gov. Please cite the Census and ACS when using this data. Data Note from the Census: Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables. Data Processing Notes: This layer is updated automatically when the most current vintage of ACS data is released each year, usually in December. The layer always contains the latest available ACS 5-year estimates. It is updated annually within days of the Census Bureau's release schedule. Boundaries come from the US Census TIGER geodatabases. Boundaries are updated at the same time as the data updates (annually), and the boundary vintage appropriately matches the data vintage as specified by the Census. These are Census boundaries with water and/or coastlines clipped for cartographic purposes. For census tracts, the water cutouts are derived from a subset of the 2020 AWATER (Area Water) boundaries offered by TIGER. For state and county boundaries, the water and coastlines are derived from the coastlines of the 500k TIGER Cartographic Boundary Shapefiles. The original AWATER and ALAND fields are still available as attributes within the data table (units are square meters). Field alias names were created based on the Table Shells file available from the American Community Survey Summary File Documentation page. Data processed using R statistical package and ArcGIS Desktop. Margin of Error was not included in this layer but is available from the Census Bureau. Contact the Office of Planning for more information about obtaining Margin of Error values.

This dataset tracks the updates made on the dataset "Washington DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study Homeless and Transient Population (DC-MADST-1991)" as a repository for previous versions of the data and metadata.

The dataset contains polygons representing boundaries of District of Columbia 2022 election Wards. Boundaries include Census 2020 demographic data for population, age, race and housing. In the United States Census, Wards are the area name-Legal Statistical Area Description (LSAD) Term-Part Indicator for the District of Columbia.

A dataset listing Washington cities by population for 2024.

This dataset tracks the updates made on the dataset "Washington DC Metropolitan Area Drug Study Household and Non-Household Populations (DC-MADSH-1991)" as a repository for previous versions of the data and metadata.

Graph and download economic data for All Employees: Government: Federal Government in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (MSA) (SMU11479009091000001SA) from Jan 1990 to Apr 2025 about DC, Washington, MD, WV, VA, federal, government, employment, and USA.

This statistic shows annual median household incomes in the United States in the largest metropolitan areas (measured by population). In 2019, the annual median household income in the metropolitan area of New York-Newark-Jersey City was 83,160 U.S. dollars.