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20017 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20017 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 21,013 and a median household income of $101,543.

Population
21,0139,458 per square mile
Median age
35.92.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$101,543about the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
15.3%2.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$535,058down 13.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,7936% below the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
59.1%24.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
57.4%7.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
416

Where 20017 is

Washington, District of Columbia — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,013
Median age35.9
Family households56.3%
Born outside the US16%
Speaks a language other than English at home21%
White (non-Hispanic)27.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)53.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$101,543
Income per person$55,018
Poverty rate15.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k3.1%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more24.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed9,980
Mean adjusted gross income$94,596
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.9%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.5%
Returns, $200k or more10.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$686,400
Median gross rent$1,793
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied57.4%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house19.9%
Attached house36.6%
2 to 4 units9.9%
5 to 19 units14.6%
20 or more units19%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$535,058as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 13.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 19.4%
Typical asking rent$2,405as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 22.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$628,557$150,199

$150,199 in 2000 to $535,058 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,405$1,969

$1,969 in 2021 to $2,405 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home27.9%
Drives to work alone36.9%
Takes public transport21%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.7% 1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.7% 7.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24% 6.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.8% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.4% 3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.1% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11% 2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments416
People employed7,775
Annual payroll$433,916,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 20.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.9 out of 100
Community resilience89.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail55.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave47.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire29.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding16Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with District of Columbia and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States
Median household income$101,543$106,287$78,538
Income per person$55,018$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate15.3%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$686,400$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,793$1,900$1,348
Homeownership57.4%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.1%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6.5%5.2%
Works from home27.9%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US16%13.3%13.9%
Median age35.934.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNATL ARBORETUM DC, MD US3.3 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year10 in

Average high and low by month

January44.7°F / 27.8°F3.03 in rain, 4.7 in snow
February47.8°F / 29.5°F2.77 in rain, 2.3 in snow
March55.9°F / 36.5°F3.96 in rain, 1.4 in snow
April67.6°F / 46.4°F3.44 in rain
May76.9°F / 56.6°F4.32 in rain
June85.4°F / 66.1°F4.56 in rain
July89.8°F / 70.9°F4.62 in rain
August88.4°F / 68.8°F3.67 in rain
September81.7°F / 61.5°F4.12 in rain
October69.9°F / 49°F4.23 in rain
November58.4°F / 38.9°F3.2 in rain
December49.2°F / 31.9°F3.67 in rain, 1.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

District of Columbia Public Schools100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability14.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

20064 Washington, DC0.4 km away
20317 Washington, DC1.6 km away
20018 Washington, DC1.8 km away
20376 Washington Navy Yard, DC2.3 km away
20712 Mount Rainier, MD2.6 km away
20011 Washington, DC2.8 km away
20542 Washington, DC3 km away
20060 Washington, DC3.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

District of Columbia100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.22 sq mi
Population density9,458 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9367, -76.9940

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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