The District’s population decline comes after a decade of rapid growth in which D.C. saw a nearly 15% increase in population.

The U.S. Census Bureau released today tables ranking cities according to population growth between 2011 and 2012, and in the listings of how many new residents every city took in, the District of Columbia ranked 12th.

Just how many D.C. area residents work for local, state, or federal government? These maps will show you.

The rent is quite damn high in the D.C. market, and continues to get damn higher. But you knew that already.

The District of Columbia’s population expanded to an estimated 632,323 residents in 2012, according to statistics published today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Just how bad is D.C. traffic? We’ve got the second-longest commutes in the United States, with some facing 90-minute trips to and from work. Or longer.

Black and Hispanic residents in the greater D.C. area endure higher poverty rates than white and Asian residents, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

More and more workers in the D.C. area are using Metro and other public transportation methods to get to work, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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.