As debate over Walmart’s plans to construct six total stores in the District heats up, we figured it would be worth noting some of the raw figures involved in the discussion.

Number of Walmart stores now: 0
Number of Walmart stores planned: 6
Locations (by ward): two in Ward 4, one in Ward 5, one in Ward 6, two in Ward 7
Number of Walmart stores in Baltimore City: 1
Distance between closest planned D.C. Walmarts: 1.5 miles
Estimated jobs at Walmarts: 1,800
Unemployment Rate in Ward 5: 14.5 percent
Unemployment Rate in Ward 7: 17.7 percent
Estimate of annual tax revenue for D.C.: $15 million
Amount of yearly “retail leakage” from D.C. to surrounding areas: $1 billion
Amount spent by D.C. residents at Walmarts outside city in 2010: $41 million
Donations made by Walmart to D.C.: Over $6 million
Total Walmart revenue in 2011: $421 billion
Average hourly salary for Walmart sales associate: $8.81
Average size of planned D.C. Walmarts: Between 80,000 and 120,000 square feet