Search
DCist Logo

income inequality

All Stories

Feb 29, 2016

Report: D.C.’s Richest Residents Earn 52 Times More Than The Poorest

The top 5 percent of D.C. residents make 52 times the income of the bottom 20 percent.

Mar 13, 2014

D.C. Fourth In Income Inequality

That’s an average income of over $530,000 for the richest D.C. residents and just under $9,900 for the poorest.

Sep 20, 2012

Census Data Shows Area Is Wealthy, but Income Gap Continues to Widen in D.C.

The Washington area continues to be home to most of the list of the United States’ 10 richest counties, but the gap between the region’s highest and lowest earners continues to expand, according new Census data.

Mar 08, 2012

D.C. Near Top in Income Inequality

Over the course of the four months that they remained at McPherson Square, Occupy D.C. protesters complained of growing income inequality throughout the U.S. Little did they know that they were camping out in one of the most unequal places in the country.

Dec 28, 2010

D.C. Tops In Households Earning More Than $200,000 Per Year

According to data published by the Census Bureau, D.C. is the national leader in the percentage of households that earn over $200,000 a year. The rest of the metropolitan area is not doing too shabby either: Maryland and Virginia place fourth and seventh, respectively.

 
Terms of Use |WAMU Privacy Notice
WAMU 88.5 | American University RadioMailing Address: PO Box 98101 | Washington, DC 20090-8101
Station Address: 4401 Connecticut Ave, NW | Washington, DC 20008 |
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC): #91855
© 2026 All Rights Reserved.