--- entity_id: city:us:wikidata:Q61 entity_type: city name: "Washington, D.C." country_code: US country: United States slug: washington-d-c canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/washington-d-c/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/washington-d-c.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/washington-d-c.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/us/washington-d-c snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-29 fact_count: 19 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. is the national capital of the United States. ## Population Washington, D.C. had a population of 702,250 in 2024. ## Climate Monthly mean temperatures were 3°C in January and 27.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 72.8 mm in January and 109.9 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 6.82 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Cost Of Living Practical estimates in July 2026 placed basic utilities for an 85 m² home at €179.41 per month, fixed internet at €65.18 per month, and an inexpensive restaurant meal at €23.01. A monthly estimate placed a mobile plan with at least 10 GB of data at €69 in July 2026. A monthly estimate placed a fitness-club membership at €102.26 in July 2026. ## Safety The crime rate was 4,179 incidents per 100,000 people in 2024. The rates were 494 violent offences and 3,685 property offences per 100,000 people in 2024. ## Education A monthly estimate placed private kindergarten fees at €2,797 in July 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 108,542 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 702,250 people | District of Columbia / Washington, D.C. | 2024 | 2026-07-16 | stale | verified | [2] | | Median monthly rent | `rent_median_city_eur_month` | 1,717.5 EUR/month | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | supplemental | [3] | | Property crime per 100,000 residents | `g08_property_crime_rate_per_100k` | 3,685 per 100k people | District of Columbia / Washington, D.C.; MPD citywide crime | 2024 | 2026-07-16 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 6.3476 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-29 | stale | supplemental | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 6.8242 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.6 · Apr 20 · May 24.7 · Jun 29.5 · Jul 32 · Aug 31 · Sep 27.1 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 14.5 · Dec 9.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.1 · Mar 3.7 · Apr 9.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 22.4 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 17.8 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 5.4 · Dec 1.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 3 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 19.6 · Jun 24.6 · Jul 27.2 · Aug 26.3 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16 · Nov 9.9 · Dec 5.4 °C | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 72.8 · Feb 66.4 · Mar 88.9 · Apr 81.5 · May 100.2 · Jun 106.7 · Jul 109.9 · Aug 82.6 · Sep 99.8 · Oct 92.9 · Nov 73.8 · Dec 86.7 mm | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 0 · Feb 0 · Mar 0 · Apr 0 · May 0 · Jun 0 · Jul 0 · Aug 0 · Sep 0 · Oct 0 · Nov 0 · Dec 0 hours | city | 2020-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Fitness club membership, monthly | `col_fitness_club_eur_month` | 102.2573 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 65.1849 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Private kindergarten, monthly | `col_kindergarten_private_eur_month` | 2,796.779 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | `col_meal_inexpensive_restaurant_eur` | 23.0075 EUR | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 69.4565 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 179.4148 EUR/month | city | 2026-07-31 | 2026-07-26 | fresh | supplemental | [6] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 4,179 incidents/100k residents | city | 2024 | 2026-07-16 | stale | verified | [2] | | Violent crime per 100,000 residents | `g08_violent_crime_rate_per_100k` | 494 per 100k people | District of Columbia / Washington, D.C.; MPD citywide crime | 2024 | 2026-07-16 | stale | verified | [2] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. 2024 ACS 1-Year Estimates Detailed Table B05002 — Washington city — Official source — https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b05002.dat 2. Population denominator used in MPD 2024 crime-rate table — Official source — https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/page_content/attachments/MPD%20Annual%20Report%202024_FIN_web.pdf 3. Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables — Independent source — https://api.censusreporter.org/1.0/data/show/acs2024_5yr?table_ids=B05002%2CB25064%2CB23025&geo_ids=16000US1150000%2C16000US3651000%2C16000US0644000%2C16000US0455000%2C16000US0666000%2C16000US1235000%2C16000US0668000%2C16000US0667000%2C16000US0820000%2C16000US1150000%2C16000US0627000%2C16000US0477000%2C16000US0664000%2C16000US1304000%2C16000US0446000%2C16000US0816000%2C16000US1245000%2C16000US0643000%2C16000US0653000%2C16000US0603526%2C16000US1271000%2C16000US0804000%2C16000US1571550%2C16000US0602000%2C16000US1253000%2C16000US0675000%2C16000US0662000%2C16000US0636770%2C16000US0669000%2C16000US0427400%2C16000US0203000%2C16000US0412000%2C16000US0613392%2C16000US1258715%2C16000US1263000%2C16000US0427820%2C16000US0465000%2C16000US1608830%2C16000US1210275%2C16000US0137000%2C16000US1230000%2C16000US0669088%2C16000US0626000%2C16000US0665000%2C16000US0624680%2C16000US0648354%2C16000US0649270%2C16000US0541000%2C16000US1270600%2C16000US1319000 4. EPA AirData annual concentration by monitor 2024 — Official source — https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/annual_conc_by_monitor_2024.zip 5. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 station CSV — Independent source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-4-WMO-Normals-9120/UnitedStates/CSV/WASHINGTON_REAGAN_AP_72405.csv 6. Lebenshaltungskosten in Washington, D.C. — Commercial source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Washington-D.C. ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Washington, D.C., United States." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-29. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/washington-d-c/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/washington-d-c/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/washington-d-c.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/us/washington-d-c.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/us/washington-d-c - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json