Age and Sex in District of Columbia, District of Columbia (County)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in District of Columbia.
Scope: population of District of Columbia, District of Columbia, and other counties in District of Columbia
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-410,59010.6k1.607%1.61%9,0681.376%1.38%12,82812.8k1.947%1.95%18,53418.5k2.812%2.81%13,92813.9k2.113%2.11%10,21810.2k1.551%1.55%19,11319.1k2.900%2.90%13,72513.7k2.083%2.08%36,13136.1k5.483%5.48%38,64838.6k5.865%5.86%38,21138.2k5.798%5.80%42,35942.4k6.428%6.43%50,42150.4k7.651%7.65%71,09971.1k10.789%10.8%78,12478.1k11.855%11.9%35,03335.0k5.316%5.32%12,02012.0k1.824%1.82%11,79911.8k1.790%1.79%22,47522.5k3.410%3.41%15,54915.5k2.359%2.36%24,75924.8k3.757%3.76%32,42232.4k4.920%4.92%41,95542.0k6.366%6.37%

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of District of Columbia and District of Columbia
Female Male
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
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1.0%0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.128568%-0.059694%-0.128568%-0.059694%-0.188262%0.19%0.128568%0.128568%0.128568%0.13%75,16675.2k11.406%11.4%-0.560466%-0.021311%-0.560466%-0.021311%-0.581777%0.58%0.560466%0.560466%0.560466%0.56%188,187188k28.556%28.6%-0.929240%-0.119885%-0.929240%-0.119885%-1.049126%1.05%0.929240%0.929240%0.929240%0.93%234,677235k35.611%35.6%-0.825368%-0.105461%-0.825368%-0.105461%-0.930829%0.93%0.825368%0.825368%0.825368%0.83%46,29446.3k7.025%7.02%-0.479516%-0.479516%-0.479516%0.48%0.479516%0.007781%0.479516%0.007781%0.487297%0.49%114,685115k17.403%17.4%

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of District of Columbia and District of Columbia
Female Male
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
1.0%0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.031439%-0.037556%-0.031439%-0.037556%-0.068996%0.07%0.031439%0.031439%0.031439%0.03%10,59010.6k1.607%1.61%-0.108071%-0.059058%-0.108071%-0.059058%-0.167130%0.17%0.108071%0.108071%0.108071%0.11%9,0681.376%1.38%-0.151440%-0.086433%-0.151440%-0.086433%-0.237872%0.24%0.151440%0.151440%0.151440%0.15%12,82812.8k1.947%1.95%-0.259572%-0.043338%-0.259572%-0.043338%-0.302909%0.30%0.259572%0.259572%0.259572%0.26%18,53418.5k2.812%2.81%-0.292055%-0.120383%-0.292055%-0.120383%-0.412437%0.41%0.292055%0.292055%0.292055%0.29%13,92813.9k2.113%2.11%-0.326930%-0.121394%-0.326930%-0.121394%-0.448325%0.45%0.326930%0.326930%0.326930%0.33%10,21810.2k1.551%1.55%-0.433985%-0.098785%-0.433985%-0.098785%-0.532770%0.53%0.433985%0.433985%0.433985%0.43%19,11319.1k2.900%2.90%-0.460692%-0.119953%-0.460692%-0.119953%-0.580645%0.58%0.460692%0.460692%0.460692%0.46%13,72513.7k2.083%2.08%-0.534287%-0.027951%-0.534287%-0.027951%-0.562238%0.56%0.534287%0.534287%0.534287%0.53%36,13136.1k5.483%5.48%-0.585576%-0.585576%-0.585576%0.59%0.585576%0.001760%0.585576%0.001760%0.587336%0.59%38,64838.6k5.865%5.86%-0.575895%-0.575895%-0.575895%0.58%0.575895%0.007860%0.575895%0.007860%0.583755%0.58%38,21138.2k5.798%5.80%-0.633254%-0.633254%-0.633254%0.63%0.633254%0.019029%0.633254%0.019029%0.652282%0.65%42,35942.4k6.428%6.43%-0.748002%-0.034203%-0.748002%-0.034203%-0.782205%0.78%0.748002%0.748002%0.748002%0.75%50,42150.4k7.651%7.65%-1.032854%-0.092047%-1.032854%-0.092047%-1.124901%1.12%1.032854%1.032854%1.032854%1.03%71,09971.1k10.789%10.8%-1.093460%-0.184034%-1.093460%-0.184034%-1.277494%1.28%1.093460%1.093460%1.093460%1.09%78,12478.1k11.855%11.9%-0.784916%-0.202172%-0.784916%-0.202172%-0.987088%0.99%0.784916%0.784916%0.784916%0.78%35,03335.0k5.316%5.32%-0.909548%-0.004856%-0.909548%-0.004856%-0.914403%0.91%0.909548%0.909548%0.909548%0.91%12,02012.0k1.824%1.82%-0.854617%-0.081183%-0.854617%-0.081183%-0.935799%0.94%0.854617%0.854617%0.854617%0.85%11,79911.8k1.790%1.79%-0.768654%-0.167904%-0.768654%-0.167904%-0.936558%0.94%0.768654%0.768654%0.768654%0.77%22,47522.5k3.410%3.41%-0.392357%-0.001770%-0.392357%-0.001770%-0.394127%0.39%0.392357%0.392357%0.392357%0.39%15,54915.5k2.359%2.36%-0.373773%-0.003854%-0.373773%-0.003854%-0.377628%0.38%0.373773%0.373773%0.373773%0.37%24,75924.8k3.757%3.76%-0.487338%-0.487338%-0.487338%0.49%0.487338%0.009287%0.487338%0.009287%0.496624%0.50%32,42232.4k4.920%4.92%-0.624817%-0.624817%-0.624817%0.62%0.624817%0.023642%0.624817%0.023642%0.648459%0.65%41,95542.0k6.366%6.37%

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of District of Columbia and District of Columbia
More Females More Males
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
100%50%0%M:FFM85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-119.457014%-119.457014%-119.457014%119.5%0.4560.4668.697%68.7%31.303%31.3%-54.647571%-54.647571%-54.647571%54.6%0.6470.6560.730%60.7%39.270%39.3%-57.074148%-57.074148%-57.074148%57.1%0.6370.6461.101%61.1%38.899%38.9%-16.695896%-16.695896%-16.695896%16.7%0.8570.8653.852%53.9%46.148%46.1%-41.219259%-41.219259%-41.219259%41.2%0.7080.7158.544%58.5%41.456%41.5%-37.131585%-37.131585%-37.131585%37.1%0.7290.7357.829%57.8%42.171%42.2%-22.762238%-22.762238%-22.762238%22.8%0.8150.8155.109%55.1%44.891%44.9%-26.037549%-26.037549%-26.037549%26.0%0.7930.7955.760%55.8%44.240%44.2%-5.231468%-5.231468%-5.231468%5.2%0.9500.9551.275%51.3%48.725%48.7%0.300596%0.300596%0.300596%0.3%1.0031.0049.925%49.9%50.075%50.1%1.364882%1.364882%1.364882%1.4%1.0141.0149.661%49.7%50.339%50.3%3.004888%3.004888%3.004888%3.0%1.0301.0349.260%49.3%50.740%50.7%-4.572565%-4.572565%-4.572565%4.6%0.9560.9651.118%51.1%48.882%48.9%-8.911938%-8.911938%-8.911938%8.9%0.9180.9252.133%52.1%47.867%47.9%-16.830419%-16.830419%-16.830419%16.8%0.8560.8653.881%53.9%46.119%46.1%-25.757185%-25.757185%-25.757185%25.8%0.7950.8055.705%55.7%44.295%44.3%-0.533867%-0.533867%-0.533867%0.5%0.9950.9950.133%50.1%49.867%49.9%-9.499290%-9.499290%-9.499290%9.5%0.9130.9152.267%52.3%47.733%47.7%-21.843846%-21.843846%-21.843846%21.8%0.8210.8254.923%54.9%45.077%45.1%-0.451205%-0.451205%-0.451205%0.5%0.9961.0050.113%50.1%49.887%49.9%-1.031179%-1.031179%-1.031179%1.0%0.9900.9950.256%50.3%49.744%49.7%1.905592%1.905592%1.905592%1.9%1.0191.0249.528%49.5%50.472%50.5%3.783758%3.783758%3.783758%3.8%1.0381.0449.072%49.1%50.928%50.9%

Map of Age Cohorts by Tract in District of Columbia

Children Age Cohorts by Tract#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%8%16%24%32%40%

College Age Cohorts by Tract#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%18%37%55%74%92%

20s Age Cohorts by Tract#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
3%13%22%32%42%52%

30s Age Cohorts by Tract#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%

40s Age Cohorts by Tract#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0.0%4.9%9.8%14.7%19.6%24.5%

50s Age Cohorts by Tract#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.5%

60s Age Cohorts by Tract#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.0%4.7%9.3%14.0%18.7%23.4%

70s Age Cohorts by Tract#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%

80+ Age Cohorts by Tract#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%4.4%8.7%13.1%17.5%21.9%
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Map of Age Cohorts by Block Group in District of Columbia

Children Age Cohorts by Block Group#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%10%20%30%40%51%

College Age Cohorts by Block Group#15

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%18%37%55%74%92%

20s Age Cohorts by Block Group#16

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%

30s Age Cohorts by Block Group#17

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%12%24%36%48%60%

40s Age Cohorts by Block Group#18

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%6%13%19%25%32%

50s Age Cohorts by Block Group#19

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%

60s Age Cohorts by Block Group#20

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0%7%14%20%27%34%

70s Age Cohorts by Block Group#21

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0%6%12%18%24%30%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block Group#22

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0%7%14%21%28%36%
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Age Cohorts by Place in District of Columbia

There is 1 place in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected places in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…23.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k

Age Cohorts by County Subdivision in District of Columbia

There is 1 county subdivision in District of Columbia. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, District of Columbia, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected county subdivisions in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…Washington23.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k1

Age Cohorts by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by County#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%Count#Loudoun CountyLoudounPrince William CountyPrince WilliamManassas Park CityManassas ParkManassas CityManassasStafford CountyStaffordSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaCulpeper CountyCulpeperCharles CountyCharlesFalls Church CityFalls ChurchCalvert CountyCalvertFrederick CountyFrederickFairfax CountyFairfaxFauquier CountyFauquierMontgomery CountyMontgomerySouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJefferson CountyJeffersonWarren CountyWarrenPrince George's CountyPrince George'sSouth AtlanticClarke CountyClarkeFairfax CityFairfaxFredericksburg CityFredericksburgRappahannock CountyRappahannockAlexandria CityAlexandriaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…Arlington CountyArlington29.379889%29.379889%29.4%106,483106k128.010504%28.010504%28.0%124,263124k227.225627%27.225627%27.2%4,309326.848769%26.848769%26.8%11,04811.0k426.773583%26.773583%26.8%37,36237.4k525.800234%25.800234%25.8%33,32933.3k625.228796%25.228796%25.2%12,35012.4k724.868973%24.868973%24.9%38,38738.4k824.689270%24.689270%24.7%3,357924.238073%24.238073%24.2%21,94221.9k1023.997700%23.997700%24.0%58,42658.4k1123.983328%23.983328%24.0%271,704272k1223.939728%23.939728%23.9%16,28516.3k1323.549379%23.549379%23.5%241,704242k1423.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.985360%22.985360%23.0%12,76412.8k1522.781972%22.781972%22.8%8,8411622.694730%22.694730%22.7%203,729204k1722.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.625778%21.625778%21.6%3,0941820.880610%20.880610%20.9%4,9321920.820019%20.820019%20.8%5,7992018.406149%18.406149%18.4%1,3652118.030936%18.030936%18.0%27,31227.3k2217.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k2317.049254%17.049254%17.0%38,54738.5k24

Age Cohorts by County in District of Columbia

There is 1 county in District of Columbia. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the counties in District of Columbia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by County#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other counties in District of Columbia, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…23.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k1

Age Cohorts by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares District of Columbia to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Children by County#59

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%10%20%Count#Fresno CountyFresnoSalt Lake CountySalt LakeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoHarris CountyHarrisTarrant CountyTarrantDallas CountyDallasRiverside CountyRiversideBexar CountyBexarBronx CountyBronxMaricopa CountyMaricopaWake CountyWakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeSacramento CountySacramentoWayne CountyWayneFairfax CountyFairfaxClark CountyClarkFranklin CountyFranklinFairfield CountyFairfieldMontgomery CountyMontgomeryContra Costa CountyContra CostaSouthKings CountyKingsWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonHillsborough CountyHillsboroughUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraTravis CountyTravisOrange CountyOrangeWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesOrange CountyOrangeCook CountyCookSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkHennepin CountyHennepinPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaSouth AtlanticNassau CountyNassauOakland CountyOaklandPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaAlameda CountyAlamedaKing CountyKingMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexQueens CountyQueensPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachAllegheny CountyAlleghenyDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsDist of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaDistrict of Colum…New York CountyNew York28.888866%28.888866%28.9%278,246278k128.329602%28.329602%28.3%309,506310k227.363518%27.363518%27.4%576,482576k327.228891%27.228891%27.2%1,207,3991.21M427.104397%27.104397%27.1%527,866528k526.929187%26.929187%26.9%676,745677k626.401700%26.401700%26.4%613,547614k726.219361%26.219361%26.2%487,339487k825.573137%25.573137%25.6%367,431367k925.043628%25.043628%25.0%1,023,9211.02M1024.990987%24.990987%25.0%249,554250k1124.574361%24.574361%24.6%248,637249k1224.468076%24.468076%24.5%233,745234k1324.396471%24.396471%24.4%360,897361k1424.179435%24.179435%24.2%427,394427k1523.983328%23.983328%24.0%271,704272k1623.862053%23.862053%23.9%493,981494k1723.668593%23.668593%23.7%291,625292k1823.577077%23.577077%23.6%222,006222k1923.549379%23.549379%23.5%241,704242k2023.527315%23.527315%23.5%260,665261k2123.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.337305%23.337305%23.3%608,369608k2223.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.197227%23.197227%23.2%306,913307k2323.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.087802%23.087802%23.1%435,218435k2423.030006%23.030006%23.0%264,425264k2523.024375%23.024375%23.0%721,172721k2622.943185%22.943185%22.9%222,372222k2722.934276%22.934276%22.9%228,599229k2822.837323%22.837323%22.8%2,296,7852.30M2922.760229%22.760229%22.8%285,881286k3022.694997%22.694997%22.7%1,186,3981.19M3122.432138%22.432138%22.4%224,447224k3222.366565%22.366565%22.4%727,664728k3322.324565%22.324565%22.3%334,451334k3422.273612%22.273612%22.3%269,347269k3522.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3622.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M22.141419%22.141419%22.1%300,415300k3722.121412%22.121412%22.1%273,247273k3821.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k3921.601744%21.601744%21.6%213,209213k4021.598472%21.598472%21.6%402,548403k4121.569623%21.569623%21.6%271,499271k4221.443331%21.443331%21.4%344,212344k4320.896492%20.896492%20.9%434,553435k4420.604500%20.604500%20.6%548,990549k4520.568254%20.568254%20.6%322,430322k4620.470812%20.470812%20.5%472,878473k4719.641010%19.641010%19.6%274,730275k4819.092867%19.092867%19.1%234,911235k4917.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k14.639548%14.639548%14.6%239,355239k50

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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