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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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District of Columbia: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in District of Columbia.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$119,772#1 of 51 · 155% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$81,872#1 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)109.9#3 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)155.0#1 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025District of Columbia and the United States, current dollars
0$50k$100k$150k19901995200020052010201520202025District of ColumbiaUnited States
District of ColumbiaUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$83.1B693,645$119,772155%——
2024$79.8B691,310$115,442157%$81,872109.9
2023$73.3B682,559$107,332153%$79,990110.7
2022$68.1B674,501$100,947152%$77,241112.6
2021$65.5B669,637$97,855151%$80,885111.6
2020$60.7B670,958$90,449153%$78,403110.9
2019$57.3B687,320$83,429150%$74,146109.2
2018$56.3B685,476$82,090154%$72,574111.3
2017$54.1B680,670$79,409156%$72,407110.1
2016$52.1B673,428$77,354158%$70,295112.4
2015$49.7B665,135$74,650155%$67,939113.3
2014$46.0B653,986$70,395152%$63,647114.2
2013$43.1B644,203$66,930151%$61,773113.5
2012$42.5B630,643$67,356152%$64,062111.6
2011$41.2B617,465$66,793157%$63,372114.1
2010$38.1B604,718$62,977155%$61,203114.2
2009$35.5B592,228$59,881152%$59,790113.0
2008$35.2B580,236$60,609148%$60,539112.4
2007$34.1B574,404$59,358150%——
2006$31.6B570,681$55,384146%——
2005$29.9B567,136$52,686148%——
2004$28.4B567,754$49,986146%——
2003$26.1B568,502$45,978141%——
2002$25.9B573,158$45,124142%——
2001$25.7B574,504$44,809142%——
2000$24.8B572,046$43,401142%——
1999$22.6B570,213$39,679139%——
1998$21.5B565,230$38,064138%——
1997$20.2B567,736$35,657138%——
1996$19.3B572,377$33,799137%——
1995$18.6B580,517$32,021136%——
1994$18.5B589,239$31,325139%——
1993$18.0B595,301$30,311140%——
1992$17.4B597,565$29,036138%——
1991$16.5B600,870$27,527137%——
1990$15.8B605,321$26,117133%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods106.5+6.5 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)155.0+55.0 vs US2008–2024
Utilities112.8+12.8 vs US2008–2024
Other services103.0+3.0 vs US2008–2024