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Of the more than 600 people hired to work at D.C.’s first Walmart stores, 68 percent are city residents, according to the company.

That information comes from the Wal-Mart Opportunity Community Partnership Initiative Report, a summary of what the big box retailer has done to keep up its end of a 2011 community benefit deal with the city.

Of the 23,000 applications received to work at either the H Street NW or Georgia Avenue NW Walmart stores, opening December 4, 65 percent came from D.C. residents. The company also says it has “attended and/or participated in more than 700 community meetings and giving events,” and has given D.C. nonprofits $10.4 million.

Wal-Mart’s arrival in D.C. was not an easy one, with the D.C. Council voting to approve a bill that would mandate the retailer pay at least $12.50 an hour, even though the company threatened to pull the plug on three of six planned stores. The Large Retailer Accountability Act was vetoed by Mayor Vincent Gray, and Wal-Mart said plans for all stores were back on. Black Friday protests are already planned for the D.C. two Walmart locations, even though they won’t be open.

Read the full report [PDF] here.