Age and Sex in District of Columbia (State Equivalent)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the states.
Scope: population of the United States, District of Columbia, and other states
District of Columbia
United States
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%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
District of Columbia
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
1.0%0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.128568%-0.059694%-0.177049%-0.048590%-0.188262%0.19%0.128568%0.177049%0.128568%0.13%75,16675.2k11.406%11.4%-0.560466%-0.021311%-0.639439%-0.027509%-0.581777%0.58%0.560466%0.639439%0.560466%0.56%188,187188k28.556%28.6%-0.929240%-0.119885%-0.662794%-1.049126%1.05%0.929240%0.662794%0.011473%0.929240%0.93%234,677235k35.611%35.6%-0.825368%-0.105461%-0.690098%-0.930829%0.93%0.825368%0.690098%0.036916%0.825368%0.83%46,29446.3k7.025%7.02%-0.479516%-0.627873%-0.479516%0.48%0.479516%0.007781%0.627873%0.028032%0.487297%0.49%114,685115k17.403%17.4%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
Female Male
United States
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%-0.040405%-0.038024%-0.068996%0.07%0.031439%0.040405%0.031439%0.03%10,59010.6k1.607%1.61%-0.108071%-0.059058%-0.151220%-0.063891%-0.167130%0.17%0.108071%0.151220%0.108071%0.11%9,0681.376%1.38%-0.151440%-0.086433%-0.220748%-0.056595%-0.237872%0.24%0.151440%0.220748%0.151440%0.15%12,82812.8k1.947%1.95%-0.259572%-0.043338%-0.319204%-0.054701%-0.302909%0.30%0.259572%0.319204%0.259572%0.26%18,53418.5k2.812%2.81%-0.292055%-0.120383%-0.421958%-0.052156%-0.412437%0.41%0.292055%0.421958%0.292055%0.29%13,92813.9k2.113%2.11%-0.326930%-0.121394%-0.502773%-0.054229%-0.448325%0.45%0.326930%0.502773%0.326930%0.33%10,21810.2k1.551%1.55%-0.433985%-0.098785%-0.541468%-0.051993%-0.532770%0.53%0.433985%0.541468%0.433985%0.43%19,11319.1k2.900%2.90%-0.460692%-0.119953%-0.599140%-0.045449%-0.580645%0.58%0.460692%0.599140%0.460692%0.46%13,72513.7k2.083%2.08%-0.534287%-0.027951%-0.647813%-0.041116%-0.562238%0.56%0.534287%0.647813%0.534287%0.53%36,13136.1k5.483%5.48%-0.585576%-0.688902%-0.025961%-0.585576%0.59%0.585576%0.001760%0.688902%0.587336%0.59%38,64838.6k5.865%5.86%-0.575895%-0.655595%-0.013619%-0.575895%0.58%0.575895%0.007860%0.655595%0.583755%0.58%38,21138.2k5.798%5.80%-0.633254%-0.640349%-0.007471%-0.633254%0.63%0.633254%0.019029%0.640349%0.652282%0.65%42,35942.4k6.428%6.43%-0.748002%-0.034203%-0.626779%-0.004019%-0.782205%0.78%0.748002%0.626779%0.748002%0.75%50,42150.4k7.651%7.65%-1.032854%-0.092047%-0.669173%-1.124901%1.12%1.032854%0.669173%0.005514%1.032854%1.03%71,09971.1k10.789%10.8%-1.093460%-0.184034%-0.680581%-1.277494%1.28%1.093460%0.680581%0.019624%1.093460%1.09%78,12478.1k11.855%11.9%-0.784916%-0.202172%-0.675846%-0.987088%0.99%0.784916%0.675846%0.033642%0.784916%0.78%35,03335.0k5.316%5.32%-0.909548%-0.004856%-0.709599%-0.914403%0.91%0.909548%0.709599%0.039633%0.909548%0.91%12,02012.0k1.824%1.82%-0.854617%-0.081183%-0.721323%-0.935799%0.94%0.854617%0.721323%0.040945%0.854617%0.85%11,79911.8k1.790%1.79%-0.768654%-0.167904%-0.664734%-0.936558%0.94%0.768654%0.664734%0.033543%0.768654%0.77%22,47522.5k3.410%3.41%-0.392357%-0.001770%-0.642594%-0.394127%0.39%0.392357%0.642594%0.030383%0.392357%0.39%15,54915.5k2.359%2.36%-0.373773%-0.003854%-0.635182%-0.377628%0.38%0.373773%0.635182%0.027016%0.373773%0.37%24,75924.8k3.757%3.76%-0.487338%-0.629799%-0.487338%0.49%0.487338%0.009287%0.629799%0.027976%0.496624%0.50%32,42232.4k4.920%4.92%-0.624817%-0.609806%-0.624817%0.62%0.624817%0.023642%0.609806%0.027693%0.648459%0.65%41,95542.0k6.366%6.37%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of the United States and District of Columbia
More Females More Males
United States
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%-94.107784%-119.457014%119.5%0.4560.4668.697%68.7%31.303%31.3%-54.647571%-42.250155%-54.647571%54.6%0.6470.6560.730%60.7%39.270%39.3%-57.074148%-25.637895%-57.074148%57.1%0.6370.6461.101%61.1%38.899%38.9%-16.695896%-17.136703%-16.695896%16.7%0.8570.8653.852%53.9%46.148%46.1%-41.219259%-12.360556%-41.219259%41.2%0.7080.7158.544%58.5%41.456%41.5%-37.131585%-10.786056%-37.131585%37.1%0.7290.7357.829%57.8%42.171%42.2%-22.762238%-9.602216%-22.762238%22.8%0.8150.8155.109%55.1%44.891%44.9%-26.037549%-7.585728%-26.037549%26.0%0.7930.7955.760%55.8%44.240%44.2%-5.231468%-6.346862%-5.231468%5.2%0.9500.9551.275%51.3%48.725%48.7%-3.768485%0.300596%0.300596%0.3%1.0031.0049.925%49.9%50.075%50.1%-2.077397%1.364882%1.364882%1.4%1.0141.0149.661%49.7%50.339%50.3%-1.166734%3.004888%3.004888%3.0%1.0301.0349.260%49.3%50.740%50.7%-4.572565%-0.641232%-4.572565%4.6%0.9560.9651.118%51.1%48.882%48.9%-8.911938%-8.911938%8.9%0.824044%0.9180.9252.133%52.1%47.867%47.9%-16.830419%-16.830419%16.8%2.883352%0.8560.8653.881%53.9%46.119%46.1%-25.757185%-25.757185%25.8%4.977745%0.7950.8055.705%55.7%44.295%44.3%-0.533867%-0.533867%0.5%5.585264%0.9950.9950.133%50.1%49.867%49.9%-9.499290%-9.499290%9.5%5.676433%0.9130.9152.267%52.3%47.733%47.7%-21.843846%-21.843846%21.8%5.046055%0.8210.8254.923%54.9%45.077%45.1%-0.451205%-0.451205%0.5%4.728170%0.9961.0050.113%50.1%49.887%49.9%-1.031179%-1.031179%1.0%4.253238%0.9900.9950.256%50.3%49.744%49.7%1.905592%4.441989%1.905592%1.9%1.0191.0249.528%49.5%50.472%50.5%3.783758%4.541243%3.783758%3.8%1.0381.0449.072%49.1%50.928%50.9%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

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#5

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.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%114,685115k1
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 1 by %

Age Cohorts by Metro Area in District of Columbia

There is 1 metro area that are fully or partially contained within District of Columbia (0 fully and 1 partially). 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 Metro Area#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected metro areas 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.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%114,685115k
Count number of children
# rank of metro area out of 1 by %

Age Cohorts by County in District of Columbia

There is 1 county 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#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected 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.District of Columbia23.464217%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%114,685115k1
Count number of children
# rank of county out of 1 by %

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.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%114,685115k1
Count number of children
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by State#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#UtahTexasIdahoAlaskaKansasNebraskaGeorgiaSouth DakotaOklahomaMississippiNew MexicoArizonaIndianaLouisianaArkansasWyomingCaliforniaMinnesotaSouthIowaNevadaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonIllinoisColoradoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaOhioNorth DakotaWashingtonWisconsinMarylandNew JerseyMichiganSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaSouth AtlanticMontanaDelawareHawaiiOregonConnecticutNew YorkPennsylvaniaMassachusettsWest VirginiaFloridaRhode IslandNew HampshireMaineVermontDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.30.700981%30.700981%30.7%905,196905k126.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M226.372637%26.372637%26.4%431,320431k325.461726%25.461726%25.5%187,616188k424.888693%24.888693%24.9%721,347721k524.855748%24.855748%24.9%467,601468k624.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M724.629931%24.629931%24.6%209,615210k824.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k924.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k1024.091682%24.091682%24.1%501,750502k1124.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M1224.007486%24.007486%24.0%1,581,9921.58M1323.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M1423.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k1523.814253%23.814253%23.8%138,844139k1623.646283%23.646283%23.6%9,140,2839.14M1723.520988%23.520988%23.5%1,282,0981.28M1823.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.418418%23.418418%23.4%727,514728k1923.409360%23.409360%23.4%664,632665k2023.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.270328%23.270328%23.3%2,990,6292.99M2123.252704%23.252704%23.3%1,246,1811.25M2223.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.023174%23.023174%23.0%1,395,1241.40M2323.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M2422.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M2522.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M2622.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M2722.783062%22.783062%22.8%2,639,8602.64M2822.782621%22.782621%22.8%167,717168k2922.685733%22.685733%22.7%1,604,5951.60M3022.615876%22.615876%22.6%1,301,4981.30M3122.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M3222.543020%22.543020%22.5%2,009,8132.01M3322.480857%22.480857%22.5%2,227,7632.23M3422.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M3522.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M3622.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.987686%21.987686%22.0%225,020225k3721.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k3821.802496%21.802496%21.8%308,216308k3921.630770%21.630770%21.6%861,395861k4021.558782%21.558782%21.6%773,652774k4121.456623%21.456623%21.5%4,226,4094.23M4221.153574%21.153574%21.2%2,704,2682.70M4320.624778%20.624778%20.6%1,390,5521.39M4420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k4520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M4620.142988%20.142988%20.1%212,406212k4720.111367%20.111367%20.1%266,979267k4819.512483%19.512483%19.5%259,501260k4919.431728%19.431728%19.4%121,691122k5017.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by State in the South

There are 17 states in the South. This section compares District of Columbia to all of the states in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with District of Columbia.

Children by State#50

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of District of Columbia, selected other states in the South, and entities that contain District of Columbia
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#TexasGeorgiaOklahomaMississippiLouisianaArkansasSouthWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaKentuckyTennesseeAlabamaMarylandSouth CarolinaS CarolinaVirginiaSouth AtlanticDelawareWest VirginiaFloridaDistrict of ColumbiaD.C.26.459270%26.459270%26.5%7,132,4767.13M124.706366%24.706366%24.7%2,495,1752.50M224.572394%24.572394%24.6%952,325952k324.496085%24.496085%24.5%732,235732k423.979792%23.979792%24.0%1,114,0221.11M523.824850%23.824850%23.8%707,234707k623.464217%23.464217%23.5%28,099,74328.1M23.321271%23.321271%23.3%1,402,0171.40M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.014441%23.014441%23.0%2,287,8262.29M722.987138%22.987138%23.0%1,014,1901.01M822.830222%22.830222%22.8%1,494,9251.49M922.828993%22.828993%22.8%1,105,1891.11M1022.614634%22.614634%22.6%1,347,8101.35M1122.458484%22.458484%22.5%1,085,7791.09M1222.448718%22.448718%22.4%1,865,5561.87M1322.148630%22.148630%22.1%13,847,14713.8M21.845843%21.845843%21.8%204,192204k1420.575789%20.575789%20.6%379,848380k1520.398234%20.398234%20.4%4,066,2764.07M1617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k17
Count number of children
# rank of state out of 17 by %

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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Major County:
District of Columbia
County:
District of Columbia
Metro Area:
Washington Area
Major City:
Washington
Delegate District:
DC-At Large
Wards:
DC-1, DC-2, DC-3, DC-4, DC-5, DC-6, DC-7, DC-8
Neighboring States:
Maryland, Virginia