∇

Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 78.41
The average living wage for the state of District of Columbia is $38.48/hr, while the states minimum wage is $15.2/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives District of Columbia a minimum wage score of 91.7 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.05/hr, which gives District of Columbia a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 13.92 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for District of Columbia is $304, resulting in a UI benefit score of 69.12 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 77.38

✓ District of Columbia does provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
✓ District of Columbia does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ District of Columbia does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ District of Columbia does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X District of Columbia does not restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ District of Columbia does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ District of Columbia does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X District of Columbia does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ District of Columbia does mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
✓ District of Columbia does provide split shift pay regulation.
✓ District of Columbia does provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ District of Columbia does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ District of Columbia does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X District of Columbia does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 100

✓ District of Columbia does not have a "right-to-work" law.
✓ District of Columbia does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ District of Columbia does protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ District of Columbia does require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ District of Columbia does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ District of Columbia does provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

District of Columbia County voted Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election with a very significant difference of 94.14% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Democratic: 92.15%
Republican: 5.4%
Other: 1.36%
Libertarian: 0.59%
Green: 0.5%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 20008, 20009, 20010, 20011, 20012, 20015, 20016, 20017, 20018, 20019, 20020, 20024, 20032, 20036, 20037, 20052, 20057, 20064, 20317, 20319, 20373, 20390, 20535
Latitude : 38.910717
Longitude : -77.016660
TimeZone : Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 71 ft.
Area Code(s) : 202

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 1.77
Male Population Estimate : 41.71%
Female Population Estimate : 46.64%
Median Age : 34.1
Male Median Age : 33.8
Female Median Age : 34.7

White Population Estimate : 35.76%
Black Population Estimate : 46.18%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 8.04%
Asian Population Estimate : 3.94%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.18%
Indian Population Estimate : 0.94%
Other Population Estimate : 4.20%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Washington specifically.
Average # of Homicides for District Of Columbia County: About 18 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for District Of Columbia County: About 1226 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
District Of Columbia County is about 78% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 77% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.