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20024 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 20024 covers Washington, District of Columbia, with a population of about 16,197 and a median household income of $102,623.

Population
16,1977,383 per square mile
Median age
36.32.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$102,623about the District of Columbia median
Poverty rate
17.7%5.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$374,349down 17.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,1211.1× the District of Columbia median
Degree or higher
69.8%34.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
31.9%33.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
512

Where 20024 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

Population16,197
Median age36.3
Family households27.6%
Born outside the US9.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.2%
White (non-Hispanic)40.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)41.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Veterans4.7%
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$102,623
Income per person$84,197
Poverty rate17.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k4.3%
$60–75k5.1%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k12.6%
$200k or more19.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,500
Mean adjusted gross income$113,453
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.1%
Returns, under $25k16.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.1%
Returns, $200k or more11.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$497,100
Median gross rent$2,121
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied31.9%
Vacant homes13%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house1.9%
Attached house14.2%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units75.8%
Mobile home0.5%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
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$374,349as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 17.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 6%
Typical asking rent$2,372as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 7.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$451,612$99,036

$99,036 in 2000 to $374,349 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,403$2,113

$2,113 in 2018 to $2,372 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home32.2%
Drives to work alone23.2%
Takes public transport20.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.2%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity13.6% 11.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.5% 10.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.6% 4.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.3% 2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.7% 3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 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)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments512
People employed12,016
Annual payroll$1,011,951,000
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 94.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95.6 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.

River flooding97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.6Very 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$102,623$106,287$78,538
Income per person$84,197$75,253$43,289
Poverty rate17.7%14.5%12.4%
Median home value$497,100$724,600$303,400
Median gross rent$2,121$1,900$1,348
Homeownership31.9%41.1%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.8%63.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.7%6.5%5.2%
Works from home32.2%29.4%13.5%
Born outside the US9.7%13.3%13.9%
Median age36.334.938.7
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 stationWASHINGTON REAGAN AP, VA US3.4 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January44.8°F / 30.1°F2.86 in rain, 4.9 in snow
February48.3°F / 31.8°F2.62 in rain, 5 in snow
March56.5°F / 38.6°F3.5 in rain, 2 in snow
April68°F / 48.4°F3.21 in rain
May76.5°F / 58°F3.94 in rain
June85.1°F / 67.5°F4.2 in rain
July89.6°F / 72.4°F4.33 in rain
August87.8°F / 71°F3.25 in rain
September80.7°F / 64.1°F3.93 in rain
October69.4°F / 52.2°F3.66 in rain
November58.2°F / 41.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December48.8°F / 34.5°F3.41 in rain, 1.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability16.6 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

20460 Washington, DC0.2 km away
20594 Washington, DC1 km away
20319 Washington, DC1 km away
20411 Washington, DC1 km away
20414 Washington, DC1 km away
20590 Washington, DC1 km away
20447 Washington, DC1.3 km away
20065 Washington, DC1.3 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 area2.19 sq mi
Water area1.99 sq mi
Population density7,383 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.8759, -77.0160

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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