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Population of Washington, DC

Last official estimated population of Washington city (District of Columbia**, District of Columbia state) was 658,893 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.207% of total US population and 98.02% of total District of Columbia state population. Area of Washington city is 68.3 mi² (=177 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 9,641.54 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+2.3%/yr), Washington city population in 2024 would be 826,724*.

Historical population

Historical population of Washington city for period 1800-2014:

Washington city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Washington city

• Hyattsville city population 5.2 mi, 41°
• Takoma Park city 5.3 mi, 8°
• Bladensburg town 5.6 mi, 61°
• Mount Rainier city 3.9 mi, 46°
• Brentwood town 4.2 mi, 49°
• Fairmount Heights town 5.5 mi, 91°
• Edmonston town 5.6 mi, 55°
• Colmar Manor town 4.4 mi, 65°
• Cottage City town 4.3 mi, 57°
• North Brentwood town 4.6 mi, 51°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb