Comparing the racial diversity of the journalists
at America's daily newspapers
with the communities that they serve
Newsroom diversity report for
The Washington Post
Washington, District of Columbia
Owner: Washington Post
From a report for the Knight Foundation
by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig, June 2005
Click here to read the national report or to select another newspaper
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff
2005 21.4
2004 22.6
2003 20.8
2002 20.7
2001 19.5
2000 19.3
1999 17.9
1998 17.7
1997 18.5
1996 19.6
1995 17.8
1994 19.2
1993 18.0
1992 17.0
1991 17.1
1990 16.2
The latest year at peak is 2004
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Newsroom Diversity Index
for The Washington Post
Year Non-white % of newsroom staff Non-white % of circulation area Newsroom Diversity Index (parity=100)
2005 21.4 43.2 50
2004 22.6 43.2 52
How the index is calculated
The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff
divided by the non-white percentage of residents in the circulation area.
(Parity = 100.)
Company index
This newspaper's owner, Washington Post,
has a companywide, circulation-weighted Diversity Index of 48.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Peer group comparison
for The Washington Post
This newspaper's Newsroom Diversity Index is 50. This paper
Peer group
Compare that with 46, which is the median Diversity Index for all newspapers
reporting in this circulation category of more than 500,000 daily sales.
In that group, this newspaper's Diversity Index ranks 5 out of 10
newspapers reporting in the category of more than 500,000 daily sales.
An example of a newspaper of similar circulation, in an area of similar level of non-white residents, but one that has a relatively high Diversity Index, is Chicago Tribune, Illinois, with a 17.7 percent non-white staff in a community that is 28.5 percent non-white. Its index is 62.
FYI, in circulation, this newspaper's average weekday circulation of
approximately 707,690 ranks 6 out of 1,410 daily newspapers in the US.
See the notes and definitions section below for the sources of these figures.
Details on race/ethnicity
in the circulation area
and the home county
of The Washington Post
Circulation area
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 8.5 442,615
Black 25.5 1,333,720
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7 349,797
Native-American 0.2 12,650
Other non-white 0.2 12,733
Multi-racial 2.2 112,643
  Non-white 43.2 2,264,158
White 56.8 2,974,375
Total 5,238,533
Home county:  D.C.
Race/ethnicity % of population Number of residents
Hispanic 7.9 44,953
Black 59.5 340,088
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7 15,312
Native-American 0.2 1,274
Other non-white 0.3 1,670
Multi-racial 1.7 9,584
  Non-white 72.2 412,881
White 27.8 159,178
Total 572,059
The home county of this newspaper is D.C..
About this report
This third annual report for the Knight Foundation adds context to an annual survey by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. ASNE has set a goal that
every newspaper, to help it know its community and gather the news, should employ at least one non-white journalist, and that newspapers should strive to
employ non-whites in proportion to their share of the community. ASNE's report, at www.asne.org, shows each newspaper's non-white employment, but does
not disclose how closely that employment mirrors the newspaper's circulation area.
That gap is filled by the report you are reading now. This report was not done by ASNE, but was done for the Knight Foundation by Bill Dedman and 
Stephen K. Doig. It shows how close each newspaper is to ASNE's goal, by comparing the newsroom staffing with the circulation area population.
The full report is at www.powerreporting.com/knight.
Notes and definitions
  1. The Newsroom Diversity Index is the non-white percentage of the newsroom staff divided by the non-white percentage of the circulation area's residents. Parity = 100.
  2. Source for staffing: Survey by American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 2005. Newspapers report non-white staff as of the end of the previous year.
  3. Following ASNE's definition, newsroom staff includes only supervisors, reporters, editors, copy/layout editors and photographers.
  4. Also following ASNE's definition, "whites," "blacks," etc., exclude Hispanics, who are counted in a separate category.
  5. Source for boundaries of this newspaper's circulation area: ZIP Code circulation data, Audit Bureau of Circulations, latest available. 
  6. A paper may define its circulation area differently for marketing efforts, or news coverage, or to set advertising rates.
  7. If ZIP Codes or counties are used, this report applies a threshold: 10 percent household penetration is required to include an area in the circulation area.
  8. Source for the demographics of residents of that circulation area: US Census 2000.
  9. Source for total circulation: Editor & Publisher magazine, Monday-Friday average at year-end 2004.
 10. Staff of non-English publications, such as the Miami Herald's El Nuevo Herald, are excluded from the ASNE staffing survey for the first time this year.
      
Demographics of ZIP Codes
where sales were reported by
The Washington Post
Note that some ZIP Codes listed here may not have been included in determining the newspaper's circulation area. In calculating the Diversity Index, a
ZIP Code was included only if the household penetration was at least 10 percent. Any lower-penetration ZIP Codes are also listed here for your information.
Also, if the newspaper reported more than 300 ZIP Codes, only the top 300 in weekday sales are listed here.
ZIP / City / State / Approx. distance in miles from the newspaper's home office Weekday sales Households Penetration % (daily sales per 100 households) Median household income Non-white
% of
population
Hispanic
% of
population
Black
% of
population
Native
% of
population
Asian
% of
population
20854 / Potomac / MD / 13.3 mi. 11,165 15,087 74.0 $140,222 24.9 4.8 4.3 0.1 13.6
20002 / Washington / DC / 2.6 mi. 10,512 21,179 49.6 $35,313 82.6 2.2 77.6 0.3 0.9
20001 / Washington / DC / 0.9 mi. 9,939 11,981 83.0 $25,095 94.8 7.5 81.3 0.3 3.9
20009 / Washington / DC / 1.1 mi. 8,913 25,002 35.6 $42,106 57.8 19.9 30.9 0.3 4.0
20906 / Silver Spring / MD / 12.9 mi. 8,905 23,644 37.7 $55,562 55.4 17.8 22.4 0.2 11.7
20016 / Washington / DC / 3.9 mi. 8,799 13,926 63.2 $80,651 21.1 6.9 5.7 0.2 5.1
20817 / Bethesda / MD / 9 mi. 8,583 13,171 65.2 $113,788 21.4 5.7 3.1 0.1 10.2
20008 / Washington / DC / 2.6 mi. 8,399 16,088 52.2 $66,339 20.3 6.5 5.2 0.1 6.1
20852 / Rockville / MD / 11.3 mi. 8,307 15,734 52.8 $69,097 32.9 9.1 4.8 0.2 16.4
22101 / Mc Lean / VA / 7.6 mi. 8,225 10,552 77.9 $125,105 19.2 3.9 1.7 0.1 11.0
22003 / Annandale / VA / 12.4 mi. 8,060 19,092 42.2 $73,747 41.3 13.5 5.5 0.2 19.0
20815 / Chevy Chase / MD / 5.9 mi. 8,037 12,493 64.3 $95,511 14.6 5.0 3.2 0.1 4.5
20011 / Washington / DC / 3.3 mi. 8,024 22,751 35.3 $39,757 95.7 13.6 79.1 0.2 0.7
20878 / Gaithersburg / MD / 18.7 mi. 8,004 19,201 41.7 $84,330 39.4 8.9 8.6 0.2 19.0
22314 / Alexandria / VA / 6.7 mi. 7,737 13,625 56.8 $71,113 31.3 5.1 22.2 0.2 2.2
20007 / Washington / DC / 2.4 mi. 7,536 12,642 59.6 $70,815 17.5 5.4 3.9 0.1 6.0
20814 / Bethesda / MD / 7.8 mi. 7,455 12,124 61.5 $77,568 19.8 6.1 3.3 0.1 7.6
20910 / Silver Spring / MD / 6.7 mi. 7,371 16,292 45.2 $50,552 54.5 13.5 31.0 0.2 6.2
22207 / Arlington / VA / 4.8 mi. 7,002 11,439 61.2 $100,390 18.9 7.5 4.8 0.2 4.6
22202 / Arlington / VA / 3.5 mi. 6,741 9,655 69.8 $65,015 29.8 6.9 7.0 0.2 12.9
22015 / Burke / VA / 15.5 mi. 6,618 14,402 46.0 $91,652 32.0 8.4 4.8 0.2 15.6
20850 / Rockville / MD / 15 mi. 6,458 12,064 53.5 $74,655 38.1 8.4 9.9 0.2 17.3
22030 / Fairfax / VA / 17.4 mi. 6,426 13,160 48.8 $79,659 33.3 9.7 7.3 0.2 13.6
20036 / Washington / DC / 0.4 mi. 6,364 2,883 220.7 $51,847 23.0 7.4 5.2 0.2 7.6
20904 / Silver Spring / MD / 11.5 mi. 6,199 18,134 34.2 $60,390 63.5 8.8 36.6 0.2 14.9
22304 / Alexandria / VA / 7.7 mi. 6,167 19,762 31.2 $50,774 52.6 15.0 24.0 0.2 8.7
22201 / Arlington / VA / 3.5 mi. 6,048 13,791 43.9 $65,810 28.0 10.7 5.0 0.3 8.8
22192 / Woodbridge / VA / 21.9 mi. 5,957 17,772 33.5 $72,252 30.9 7.0 16.2 0.2 4.4
20005 / Washington / DC / 0.1 mi. 5,892 6,266 94.0 $31,352 64.9 25.8 27.6 0.3 7.6
20902 / Silver Spring / MD / 9.6 mi. 5,890 15,065 39.1 $60,296 55.3 24.1 18.2 0.2 9.6
22204 / Arlington / VA / 4.1 mi. 5,784 19,480 29.7 $47,928 63.3 32.7 16.6 0.2 9.8
20171 / Herndon / VA / 19.6 mi. 5,780 10,977 52.7 $102,577 28.4 5.6 5.2 0.1 14.8
20744 / Fort Washington / MD / 10.7 mi. 5,738 16,798 34.2 $74,933 86.0 2.1 75.0 0.3 6.5
22182 / Vienna / VA / 13 mi. 5,600 7,931 70.6 $120,075 23.6 3.5 2.9 0.1 13.2
22031 / Fairfax / VA / 12.5 mi. 5,302 9,966 53.2 $68,870 44.0 13.8 5.3 0.3 21.6
20743 / Capitol Heights / MD / 7.5 mi. 5,112 14,772 34.6 $44,197 96.6 1.0 93.6 0.3 0.3
20020 / Washington / DC / 4.4 mi. 5,107 19,431 26.3 $27,964 98.3 0.9 96.1 0.2 0.2
20037 / Washington / DC / 1 mi. 5,054 6,956 72.7 $42,487 25.9 5.6 6.8 0.2 11.1
22042 / Falls Church / VA / 9 mi. 4,935 11,151 44.3 $66,801 48.5 22.3 4.6 0.2 19.0
20901 / Silver Spring / MD / 8.4 mi. 4,921 12,466 39.5 $66,507 50.8 16.7 22.4 0.3 8.4
22033 / Fairfax / VA / 18.9 mi. 4,909 13,500 36.4 $82,077 28.4 5.5 5.0 0.2 15.4
20747 / District Heights / MD / 8.8 mi. 4,844 15,142 32.0 $47,663 93.4 1.3 89.4 0.3 0.8
20191 / Reston / VA / 17.1 mi. 4,837 11,373 42.5 $79,058 36.1 12.0 10.2 0.2 10.7
20874 / Germantown / MD / 20.9 mi. 4,825 18,646 25.9 $65,104 38.8 9.0 16.7 0.2 9.6
22032 / Fairfax / VA / 15 mi. 4,760 9,594 49.6 $93,857 25.9 5.5 4.0 0.1 13.9
22150 / Springfield / VA / 12.2 mi. 4,735 7,358 64.4 $70,302 50.8 18.7 7.2 0.1 21.8
20748 / Temple Hills / MD / 7.8 mi. 4,716 15,705 30.0 $51,578 89.5 1.9 84.9 0.2 1.0
22102 / Mc Lean / VA / 11.1 mi. 4,711 8,495 55.5 $82,405 28.2 5.4 2.7 0.1 15.8
20019 / Washington / DC / 5 mi. 4,648 21,264 21.9 $27,317 99.4 0.9 97.3 0.2 0.2
20015 / Washington / DC / 4.6 mi. 4,525 6,177 73.3 $97,091 21.0 4.8 9.6 0.1 4.1
22153 / Springfield / VA / 15.3 mi. 4,507 10,950 41.2 $90,265 31.9 7.0 9.5 0.2 11.6
22180 / Vienna / VA / 11.9 mi. 4,458 8,222 54.2 $84,008 27.8 9.1 3.4 0.1 12.8
21401 / Annapolis / MD / 26.6 mi. 4,447 20,402 21.8 $63,925 23.9 3.1 18.1 0.2 1.4
22203 / Arlington / VA / 5 mi. 4,437 8,750 50.7 $58,536 44.7 26.5 4.3 0.3 11.0
20816 / Bethesda / MD / 5.7 mi. 4,417 6,124 72.1 $118,631 12.0 5.0 1.3 0.1 4.0
20170 / Herndon / VA / 19.3 mi. 4,392 11,886 37.0 $84,035 43.2 18.7 8.2 0.3 12.6
22152 / Springfield / VA / 13.9 mi. 4,362 10,201 42.8 $81,076 31.4 8.2 5.7 0.2 14.3
20853 / Rockville / MD / 14 mi. 4,359 9,665 45.1 $80,595 35.4 13.1 9.4 0.3 10.5
20772 / Upper Marlboro / MD / 16.7 mi. 4,315 12,521 34.5 $73,612 68.1 2.0 62.2 0.4 1.6
20785 / Hyattsville / MD / 8.8 mi. 4,255 13,058 32.6 $43,108 89.8 3.1 83.5 0.2 1.0
20003 / Washington / DC / 2.7 mi. 4,213 10,195 41.3 $50,663 61.0 3.1 54.4 0.2 1.8
20895 / Kensington / MD / 8.6 mi. 4,126 7,262 56.8 $81,906 21.2 8.4 6.0 0.2 4.6
20147 / Ashburn / VA / 26.1 mi. 4,099 10,310 39.8 $88,133 19.8 4.5 6.6 0.2 6.2
20715 / Bowie / MD / 16.8 mi. 4,076 8,723 46.7 $76,206 21.2 3.0 13.6 0.2 2.3
20120 / Centreville / VA / 23.9 mi. 4,040 11,636 34.7 $85,012 27.9 6.7 6.9 0.2 11.8
20165 / Sterling / VA / 22.5 mi. 3,999 9,696 41.2 $95,623 19.3 4.7 5.3 0.2 6.8
22043 / Falls Church / VA / 8.8 mi. 3,975 9,012 44.1 $70,806 37.8 14.0 4.8 0.2 16.0
20782 / Hyattsville / MD / 6 mi. 3,962 10,764 36.8 $43,783 79.8 18.3 55.4 0.2 3.1
22310 / Alexandria / VA / 9.6 mi. 3,948 10,324 38.2 $78,220 34.5 9.8 10.9 0.2 10.2
22315 / Alexandria / VA / 12.1 mi. 3,891 8,964 43.4 $80,822 32.6 6.6 13.1 0.3 9.6
20832 / Olney / MD / 17.4 mi. 3,878 8,071 48.0 $91,238 25.0 5.4 9.4 0.2 8.1
20740 / College Park / MD / 8.6 mi. 3,831 8,959 42.8 $50,844 34.0 5.6 15.3 0.3 10.6
22193 / Woodbridge / VA / 24.4 mi. 3,805 19,596 19.4 $67,190 45.7 9.5 27.2 0.3 5.1
20774 / Upper Marlboro / MD / 14.5 mi. 3,774 12,050 31.3 $70,019 93.1 1.3 88.5 0.2 1.2
20746 / Suitland / MD / 7.7 mi. 3,755 11,249 33.4 $43,566 92.1 2.4 86.7 0.3 1.1
22205 / Arlington / VA / 5.9 mi. 3,749 6,397 58.6 $90,362 17.8 7.5 2.4 0.2 5.5
22039 / Fairfax Station / VA / 18.5 mi. 3,742 5,664 66.1 $140,511 18.2 2.9 3.6 0.1 9.7
20010 / Washington / DC / 1.9 mi. 3,736 10,798 34.6 $33,408 85.1 32.3 45.5 0.3 4.2
22302 / Alexandria / VA / 6 mi. 3,707 7,362 50.4 $67,287 28.2 10.6 9.4 0.1 5.5
20706 / Lanham / MD / 11 mi. 3,675 13,007 28.3 $58,528 80.0 3.8 68.4 0.3 5.2
20110 / Manassas / VA / 26.6 mi. 3,657 13,006 28.1 $62,938 32.3 14.2 12.2 0.3 3.6
20745 / Oxon Hill / MD / 7.2 mi. 3,615 10,537 34.3 $42,247 92.2 1.9 84.1 0.2 4.3
20735 / Clinton / MD / 12.7 mi. 3,518 10,837 32.5 $71,317 79.7 1.9 72.8 0.4 2.6
22124 / Oakton / VA / 15.9 mi. 3,514 5,263 66.8 $116,941 16.0 4.0 2.9 0.1 7.1
20176 / Leesburg / VA / 33.7 mi. 3,394 6,695 50.7 $71,393 21.1 6.5 9.3 0.2 3.2
20164 / Sterling / VA / 21.3 mi. 3,363 11,696 28.8 $71,325 32.6 11.6 8.9 0.2 9.2
22309 / Alexandria / VA / 13.5 mi. 3,363 10,782 31.2 $60,117 52.2 14.5 27.9 0.2 6.4
22312 / Alexandria / VA / 8.9 mi. 3,363 10,264 32.8 $58,263 61.5 21.5 21.7 0.2 13.1
22041 / Falls Church / VA / 7.3 mi. 3,362 10,251 32.8 $54,182 62.4 33.8 9.5 0.2 12.5
22066 / Great Falls / VA / 16.5 mi. 3,362 5,374 62.6 $154,817 16.2 2.6 1.9 0.1 9.2
20855 / Derwood / MD / 17.1 mi. 3,349 5,474 61.2 $92,565 36.7 8.8 10.6 0.1 14.2
22209 / Arlington / VA / 2.3 mi. 3,259 6,871 47.4 $51,418 42.2 19.6 5.2 0.1 13.0
20877 / Gaithersburg / MD / 18.1 mi. 3,246 10,607 30.6 $51,309 61.0 27.4 17.2 0.4 13.3
20190 / Reston / VA / 16.8 mi. 3,222 6,338 50.8 $65,994 34.9 12.1 9.9 0.2 9.6
20705 / Beltsville / MD / 12 mi. 3,217 8,417 38.2 $60,149 57.1 8.7 34.4 0.3 10.7
20006 / Washington / DC / 0.7 mi. 3,206 669 479.2 $5,787 28.6 5.1 6.6 0.2 14.7
21044 / Columbia / MD / 22.8 mi. 3,151 15,979 19.7 $70,691 35.0 3.8 20.8 0.2 7.6
20151 / Chantilly / VA / 22.1 mi. 3,147 5,281 59.6 $89,862 33.4 10.4 5.2 0.3 15.1
20024 / Washington / DC / 2 mi. 3,146 6,875 45.8 $37,035 75.2 4.4 64.3 0.4 2.6
20032 / Washington / DC / 5.2 mi. 3,135 11,556 27.1 $24,905 98.8 0.8 96.6 0.2 0.2
22046 / Falls Church / VA / 7.9 mi. 3,126 5,770 54.2 $76,806 23.9 10.8 3.1 0.2 7.7
20886 / Montgomery Village / MD / 21.3 mi. 3,091 12,606 24.5 $66,284 42.5 11.4 16.4 0.2 11.3
20017 / Washington / DC / 3.2 mi. 3,070 7,136 43.0 $43,824 80.3 3.3 73.6 0.2 1.5
22206 / Arlington / VA / 5.2 mi. 3,052 9,031 33.8 $61,239 47.7 22.7 15.9 0.2 6.3
22308 / Alexandria / VA / 12.2 mi. 3,039 4,769 63.7 $100,012 9.3 2.6 2.5 0.2 2.5
20707 / Laurel / MD / 15.3 mi. 2,963 10,721 27.6 $53,006 45.3 5.7 30.1 0.3 6.6
22306 / Alexandria / VA / 10.7 mi. 2,932 10,821 27.1 $51,347 57.8 19.4 26.7 0.3 8.6
20770 / Greenbelt / MD / 10.9 mi. 2,911 9,282 31.4 $46,200 62.5 6.5 40.6 0.2 12.0
20912 / Takoma Park / MD / 5.6 mi. 2,858 9,513 30.0 $44,572 63.7 20.5 34.5 0.4 4.5
20004 / Washington / DC / 1.1 mi. 2,819 694 406.2 $66,771 24.3 4.9 13.3 0.1 4.3
20905 / Silver Spring / MD / 14.8 mi. 2,792 5,755 48.5 $92,836 40.8 4.3 17.3 0.2 16.2
20012 / Washington / DC / 5 mi. 2,735 5,539 49.4 $59,040 85.6 7.7 73.8 0.2 1.3
22151 / Springfield / VA / 11.6 mi. 2,734 5,754 47.5 $78,370 33.7 9.6 4.3 0.2 17.0
22191 / Woodbridge / VA / 23.1 mi. 2,699 13,405 20.1 $51,213 51.7 17.4 25.7 0.4 4.8
20175 / Leesburg / VA / 32.4 mi. 2,553 6,477 39.4 $75,521 13.6 4.0 6.0 0.2 2.0
20124 / Clifton / VA / 21.1 mi. 2,537 4,670 54.3 $117,689 17.9 3.4 2.8 0.2 9.6
20166 / Sterling / VA / 23.7 mi. 2,486 1,534 162.1 $67,972 44.5 13.1 12.3 0.2 14.4
22181 / Vienna / VA / 14 mi. 2,475 5,148 48.1 $116,071 22.7 6.5 2.7 0.1 10.2
22554 / Stafford / VA / 37.5 mi. 2,447 17,974 13.6 $70,558 23.6 4.3 14.4 0.4 2.0
22301 / Alexandria / VA / 6 mi. 2,430 4,738 51.3 $73,026 23.4 6.2 13.7 0.3 1.8
20879 / Gaithersburg / MD / 20.1 mi. 2,392 7,286 32.8 $66,799 49.2 13.1 16.9 0.2 15.3
20109 / Manassas / VA / 28 mi. 2,387 10,997 21.7 $53,636 40.4 16.6 16.2 0.3 4.6
20018 / Washington / DC / 3.6 mi. 2,384 6,949 34.3 $37,277 97.7 2.1 93.3 0.3 0.5
20783 / Hyattsville / MD / 7.5 mi. 2,365 13,913 17.0 $43,345 87.6 40.6 38.2 0.2 5.5
20194 / Reston / VA / 17.3 mi. 2,357 5,447 43.3 $98,466 19.8 4.3 5.4 0.1 7.7
22303 / Alexandria / VA / 10.4 mi. 2,351 6,812 34.5 $55,948 40.9 16.9 13.9 0.3 7.2
20784 / Hyattsville / MD / 8.6 mi. 2,344 9,569 24.5 $49,834 82.6 7.9 69.4 0.2 3.1
21045 / Columbia / MD / 23.3 mi. 2,317 14,301 16.2 $69,069 41.4 5.2 26.0 0.2 6.9
22311 / Alexandria / VA / 6.8 mi. 2,278 8,007 28.5 $47,010 56.0 15.6 25.3 0.2 8.7
20601 / Waldorf / MD / 23.4 mi. 2,277 7,627 29.9 $66,125 37.1 2.5 29.3 0.6 2.2
20112 / Manassas / VA / 26.7 mi. 2,253 5,989 37.6 $91,014 14.5 4.1 6.3 0.3 2.0
20721 / Bowie / MD / 13.3 mi. 2,244 7,590 29.6 $94,851 88.5 1.5 82.7 0.2 2.2
22307 / Alexandria / VA / 9.4 mi. 2,204 4,495 49.0 $72,083 19.1 7.5 6.8 0.1 2.8
22026 / Dumfries / VA / 27.6 mi. 2,164 7,316 29.6 $71,850 37.6 7.2 24.2 0.4 2.9
21114 / Crofton / MD / 20.4 mi. 2,149 9,167 23.4 $72,188 12.6 2.5 6.0 0.2 2.5
20876 / Germantown / MD / 23.4 mi. 2,120 7,640 27.7 $69,843 44.5 9.4 16.9 0.3 15.3
20111 / Manassas / VA / 24 mi. 2,111 7,779 27.1 $65,353 27.3 13.4 8.4 0.4 3.0
20716 / Bowie / MD / 17.2 mi. 2,101 7,518 27.9 $72,641 48.6 2.9 39.7 0.4 3.1
20121 / Centreville / VA / 23.7 mi. 2,086 9,579 21.8 $69,879 39.1 10.2 10.1 0.3 15.7
20723 / Laurel / MD / 18.4 mi. 2,079 8,617 24.1 $67,823 31.2 3.9 17.2 0.3 7.3
20851 / Rockville / MD / 13 mi. 2,065 4,641 44.5 $59,992 43.1 20.1 7.0 0.5 13.1
22079 / Lorton / VA / 17.9 mi. 1,939 6,169 31.4 $63,226 51.5 9.3 31.6 0.3 7.2
20708 / Laurel / MD / 15 mi. 1,931 10,250 18.8 $52,129 64.0 4.9 50.6 0.2 5.3
20603 / Waldorf / MD / 19.2 mi. 1,847 6,958 26.5 $71,762 34.7 3.7 24.3 0.6 3.5
21403 / Annapolis / MD / 29.3 mi. 1,825 12,773 14.3 $61,374 27.5 5.1 18.7 0.1 1.9
22305 / Alexandria / VA / 5 mi. 1,824 6,080 30.0 $49,113 67.2 36.8 25.3 0.2 3.1
21042 / Ellicott City / MD / 26.2 mi. 1,724 11,946 14.4 $93,357 18.5 1.6 4.4 0.1 11.0
20646 / La Plata / MD / 26.9 mi. 1,637 5,613 29.2 $68,252 22.5 1.4 18.0 0.6 1.2
22044 / Falls Church / VA / 7.3 mi. 1,619 5,297 30.6 $60,143 53.4 28.7 5.0 0.2 16.3
20155 / Gainesville / VA / 32.5 mi. 1,613 2,409 67.0 $80,161 11.7 2.9 5.3 0.3 1.7
20737 / Riverdale / MD / 8.1 mi. 1,603 6,326 25.3 $46,427 79.9 23.4 49.8 0.3 3.9
21701 / Frederick / MD / 40.5 mi. 1,569 13,062 12.0 $51,790 17.5 2.4 11.5 0.2 1.8
20720 / Bowie / MD / 14.4 mi. 1,559 4,803 32.5 $83,728 57.1 3.0 42.9 0.3 8.2
20602 / Waldorf / MD / 22.1 mi. 1,544 7,507 20.6 $52,254 38.3 2.7 30.5 0.7 1.8
21702 / Frederick / MD / 45.6 mi. 1,526 11,632 13.1 $55,572 21.0 5.1 10.0 0.3 3.6
20882 / Gaithersburg / MD / 23.3 mi. 1,525 3,811 40.0 $97,092 12.3 2.7 4.8 0.2 3.2
20903 / Silver Spring / MD / 8.2 mi. 1,457 7,073 20.6 $45,738 81.9 34.2 30.8 0.3 13.1
21842 / Ocean City / MD / 111.8 mi. 1,335 5,015 26.6 $37,548 5.5 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.7
21703 / Frederick / MD / 40 mi. 1,331 9,649 13.8 $58,027 19.7 3.8 10.3 0.2 3.2
20186 / Warrenton / VA / 44.9 mi. 1,313 4,300 30.5 $59,235 18.1 2.5 13.4 0.3 0.9
23185 / Williamsburg / VA / 114.8 mi. 1,299 14,912 8.7 $52,231 20.4 1.8 14.5 0.3 2.2
20866 / Burtonsville / MD / 15.2 mi. 1,285 4,043 31.8 $70,654 53.9 5.2 28.9 0.1 16.9
22901 / Charlottesville / VA / 97.7 mi. 1,244 13,422 9.3 $48,858 20.0 3.1 11.4 0.2 3.6
22701 / Culpeper / VA / 59.4 mi. 1,237 8,360 14.8 $42,458 23.6 3.0 17.8 0.3 0.9
21037 / Edgewater / MD / 26.1 mi. 1,210 6,203 19.5 $66,793 6.1 1.8 2.5 0.3 0.6
21046 / Columbia / MD / 20.9 mi. 1,210 5,914 20.5 $73,181 27.9 2.7 16.1 0.1 6.3
20872 / Damascus / MD / 28.4 mi. 1,197 4,025 29.7 $68,426 12.9 4.3 4.8 0.2 2.1
20132 / Purcellville / VA / 41.7 mi. 1,196 3,235 37.0 $75,120 8.2 1.7 4.1 0.2 0.8
20724 / Laurel / MD / 18.2 mi. 1,190 5,084 23.4 $64,626 45.4 4.2 31.6 0.3 6.5
22407 / Fredericksburg / VA / 51.7 mi. 1,168 14,249 8.2 $58,861 20.9 3.6 13.3 0.3 1.9
20187 / Warrenton / VA / 38.5 mi. 1,161 4,276 27.2 $80,589 9.4 1.7 5.4 0.2 0.8
22903 / Charlottesville / VA / 103.2 mi. 1,159 13,349 8.7 $32,954 30.6 2.3 18.8 0.1 7.4
20152 / Chantilly / VA / 26.2 mi. 1,134 2,444 46.4 $85,948 17.6 5.0 5.4 0.2 5.2
20794 / Jessup / MD / 21.6 mi. 1,117 3,230 34.6 $59,288 50.3 1.9 45.1 0.3 1.6
21146 / Severna Park / MD / 28.4 mi. 1,111 8,691 12.8 $85,530 8.6 1.2 4.1 0.1 2.2
22401 / Fredericksburg / VA / 48.4 mi. 1,106 8,102 13.7 $34,585 28.6 4.9 20.2 0.3 1.5
23231 / Richmond / VA / 102 mi. 1,067 10,464 10.2 $43,600 52.4 1.1 49.1 0.5 0.5
21771 / Mount Airy / MD / 34.7 mi. 1,055 8,267 12.8 $76,147 5.1 1.2 2.1 0.2 0.7
20169 / Haymarket / VA / 32.9 mi. 1,035 1,963 52.7 $90,119 7.3 1.6 3.4 0.3 1.0
21043 / Ellicott City / MD / 27.6 mi. 1,027 11,973 8.6 $70,349 24.9 2.7 9.2 0.2 11.0
20833 / Brookeville / MD / 20.9 mi. 991 2,034 48.7 $103,879 18.4 3.6 6.6 0.1 6.0
21029 / Clarksville / MD / 21.1 mi. 980 2,296 42.7 $113,526 22.0 1.8 4.2 0.3 14.1
20781 / Hyattsville / MD / 5.9 mi. 963 3,882 24.8 $45,883 66.8 21.3 39.4 0.4 3.3
22601 / Winchester / VA / 68.9 mi. 917 10,321 8.9 $34,789 20.4 6.3 10.4 0.2 1.6
20136 / Bristow / VA / 30.4 mi. 909 2,838 32.0 $81,788 14.7 3.9 6.6 0.2 2.6
21113 / Odenton / MD / 19.7 mi. 902 7,863 11.5 $64,757 32.8 4.0 21.9 0.4 3.8
10019 / New York / NY / 206.6 mi. 863 22,317 3.9 $55,869 36.0 17.3 5.1 0.1 10.5
20639 / Huntingtown / MD / 30.7 mi. 860 3,705 23.2 $81,765 15.2 1.3 11.4 0.2 1.3
20659 / Mechanicsville / MD / 37.4 mi. 836 6,845 12.2 $58,633 11.7 1.1 8.4 0.4 0.6
20650 / Leonardtown / MD / 48.5 mi. 796 3,783 21.0 $59,646 13.9 1.3 9.4 0.2 2.0
20678 / Prince Frederick / MD / 35.2 mi. 793 3,119 25.4 $56,219 23.9 1.1 20.9 0.3 0.8
21012 / Arnold / MD / 30.4 mi. 783 7,500 10.4 $76,326 8.9 1.8 4.0 0.1 1.5
20754 / Dunkirk / MD / 23.5 mi. 777 2,142 36.3 $87,925 8.5 0.7 5.6 0.3 1.1
20613 / Brandywine / MD / 20.1 mi. 768 2,916 26.3 $62,842 39.8 1.8 33.7 1.1 1.0
20607 / Accokeek / MD / 16.3 mi. 754 2,328 32.4 $82,060 58.6 2.4 48.0 0.4 5.2
22060 / Fort Belvoir / VA / 15.2 mi. 742 2,450 30.3 $43,867 46.6 9.7 29.9 0.4 2.7
10036 / New York / NY / 206.1 mi. 734 10,868 6.8 $41,002 43.7 20.6 10.9 0.3 8.3
21740 / Hagerstown / MD / 62.6 mi. 719 21,679 3.3 $33,704 14.7 1.5 10.8 0.2 0.8
20640 / Indian Head / MD / 27.7 mi. 712 3,055 23.3 $46,623 36.3 1.6 30.2 1.4 1.2
20710 / Bladensburg / MD / 6.4 mi. 708 3,171 22.3 $35,112 87.7 12.9 70.0 0.3 2.5
21035 / Davidsonville / MD / 21.5 mi. 706 2,467 28.6 $98,197 7.4 1.6 3.6 0.4 1.2
22027 / Dunn Loring / VA / 10.1 mi. 705 439 160.6 $110,636 27.4 3.1 3.1 0.0 17.9
20336 / Washington / DC / 4.8 mi. 702 1,157 60.7 $49,223 44.1 8.5 27.3 0.6 3.7
20653 / Lexington Park / MD / 57 mi. 690 7,088 9.7 $45,029 34.5 3.1 25.6 0.4 3.0
20657 / Lusby / MD / 48.1 mi. 690 6,128 11.3 $56,526 19.9 2.3 14.9 0.3 0.9
19971 / Rehoboth Beach / DE / 104.5 mi. 683 4,898 13.9 $43,914 10.2 2.2 5.9 0.2 1.2
20837 / Poolesville / MD / 24.7 mi. 668 1,953 34.2 $82,301 10.8 3.0 5.0 0.4 1.0
22408 / Fredericksburg / VA / 53 mi. 656 6,657 9.9 $57,823 17.9 3.1 11.4 0.3 1.2
21811 / Berlin / MD / 105.9 mi. 650 8,183 7.9 $43,795 16.3 1.6 12.8 0.2 0.7
20732 / Chesapeake Beach / MD / 31.7 mi. 648 2,874 22.5 $66,995 14.9 1.5 10.7 0.3 0.9
21801 / Salisbury / MD / 86.4 mi. 640 9,698 6.6 $38,398 40.7 2.7 35.2 0.2 1.5
22405 / Fredericksburg / VA / 44.6 mi. 640 8,105 7.9 $60,039 12.6 2.2 7.2 0.4 1.1
22801 / Harrisonburg / VA / 104.2 mi. 640 10,075 6.4 $34,290 17.7 8.9 3.8 0.1 2.8
21601 / Easton / MD / 52 mi. 639 8,165 7.8 $41,383 22.5 2.5 17.8 0.1 1.3
20148 / Ashburn / VA / 26.2 mi. 627 1,201 52.2 $106,977 12.5 3.1 5.0 0.1 2.8
20181 / Nokesville / VA / 32.4 mi. 625 2,154 29.0 $74,640 7.2 2.1 2.9 0.3 0.7
20712 / Mount Rainier / MD / 4.6 mi. 624 3,695 16.9 $35,889 84.6 18.6 60.6 0.2 2.4
22630 / Front Royal / VA / 63.3 mi. 623 9,884 6.3 $41,368 9.1 1.7 5.4 0.3 0.5
20755 / Fort George G Meade / MD / 19.2 mi. 605 2,437 24.8 $40,661 41.9 9.5 24.6 0.3 3.2
20769 / Glenn Dale / MD / 13 mi. 601 1,611 37.3 $91,066 57.6 2.4 45.6 0.1 7.2
19930 / Bethany Beach / DE / 109.4 mi. 598 1,350 44.3 $61,699 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.3
21054 / Gambrills / MD / 20.6 mi. 578 2,393 24.2 $79,157 12.1 1.6 6.8 0.3 1.6
20695 / White Plains / MD / 21.7 mi. 575 1,672 34.4 $69,050 28.5 1.7 23.3 0.3 1.4
21784 / Sykesville / MD / 34.3 mi. 563 11,605 4.9 $70,855 6.3 1.1 3.1 0.2 1.0
20619 / California / MD / 49.6 mi. 559 2,470 22.6 $62,296 11.6 1.7 5.9 0.2 2.3
20736 / Owings / MD / 26.8 mi. 557 2,161 25.8 $76,800 16.4 1.0 13.3 0.3 0.8
22213 / Arlington / VA / 6.9 mi. 528 1,033 51.1 $93,803 16.1 6.2 1.7 0.2 6.0
22902 / Charlottesville / VA / 98.9 mi. 523 8,051 6.5 $36,429 25.6 3.2 19.6 0.1 1.1
21075 / Elkridge / MD / 19.3 mi. 515 7,299 7.1 $61,522 21.2 2.3 10.4 0.2 6.1
22911 / Charlottesville / VA / 91.8 mi. 506 4,311 11.7 $63,673 13.4 1.6 7.9 0.1 2.6
21108 / Millersville / MD / 25.4 mi. 503 5,990 8.4 $75,040 15.3 1.9 8.2 0.3 3.7
20117 / Middleburg / VA / 37.7 mi. 498 1,194 41.7 $57,548 19.6 4.0 14.7 0.0 0.4
21704 / Frederick / MD / 35.5 mi. 495 1,387 35.7 $67,045 14.7 0.9 12.0 0.1 0.7
20616 / Bryans Road / MD / 17.8 mi. 489 1,730 28.3 $57,175 48.8 2.2 42.7 1.0 1.4
25401 / Martinsburg / WV / 62.7 mi. 487 17,419 2.8 $36,234 11.4 1.9 7.1 0.3 0.6
20722 / Brentwood / MD / 5 mi. 484 1,806 26.8 $44,928 77.3 17.9 51.7 0.5 4.4
24401 / Staunton / VA / 123.2 mi. 478 13,735 3.5 $36,486 13.8 1.1 10.7 0.2 0.5
20115 / Marshall / VA / 46.6 mi. 477 2,086 22.9 $64,453 13.3 2.2 8.6 0.3 0.5
10016 / New York / NY / 206 mi. 474 30,719 1.5 $66,342 26.9 7.9 4.8 0.1 12.0
22508 / Locust Grove / VA / 56.7 mi. 471 3,119 15.1 $52,575 8.7 1.6 5.4 0.2 0.6
20636 / Hollywood / MD / 45.5 mi. 470 2,932 16.0 $61,154 10.1 1.4 6.6 0.3 0.8
25414 / Charles Town / WV / 51.6 mi. 462 5,265 8.8 $43,363 12.2 2.0 7.6 0.2 0.8
20762 / Andrews Air Force Base / MD / 10.9 mi. 451 1,932 23.3 $44,310 38.3 8.7 22.2 0.6 3.2
20818 / Cabin John / MD / 8.5 mi. 449 749 59.9 $106,421 16.6 2.8 3.1 0.2 8.5
22406 / Fredericksburg / VA / 44.8 mi. 448 4,140 10.8 $65,000 16.4 2.6 9.4 0.4 1.7
21663 / Saint Michaels / MD / 44.2 mi. 444 1,611 27.6 $47,338 14.2 0.8 12.7 0.0 0.1
22553 / Spotsylvania / VA / 60.5 mi. 441 8,398 5.3 $57,091 16.2 1.7 11.6 0.4 0.9
21754 / Ijamsville / MD / 33 mi. 435 1,831 23.8 $87,825 6.4 1.0 2.8 0.2 1.5
21769 / Middletown / MD / 46.9 mi. 435 3,329 13.1 $71,056 3.5 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.6
22602 / Winchester / VA / 60.7 mi. 429 7,873 5.4 $48,449 6.6 1.8 2.7 0.2 0.8
24450 / Lexington / VA / 155.3 mi. 425 5,740 7.4 $35,595 8.8 1.0 5.6 0.2 1.2
21032 / Crownsville / MD / 24.6 mi. 411 2,860 14.4 $83,636 11.4 1.4 7.2 0.4 1.0
20841 / Boyds / MD / 25.2 mi. 407 696 58.5 $87,023 19.5 3.8 6.6 0.3 7.6
21774 / New Market / MD / 36.9 mi. 401 2,822 14.2 $75,268 7.1 2.5 2.4 0.1 0.9
21793 / Walkersville / MD / 43.8 mi. 397 3,193 12.4 $60,838 7.1 1.5 3.3 0.1 1.0
21144 / Severn / MD / 24.1 mi. 391 9,702 4.0 $66,327 40.5 3.4 30.1 0.4 4.1
21666 / Stevensville / MD / 37.7 mi. 379 4,115 9.2 $66,090 5.5 0.8 2.5 0.2 0.9
20141 / Round Hill / VA / 43.1 mi. 378 1,069 35.4 $88,125 5.8 1.8 1.6 0.2 0.9
20180 / Lovettsville / VA / 41 mi. 371 1,545 24.0 $76,920 3.5 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.6
20622 / Charlotte Hall / MD / 33 mi. 369 1,027 35.9 $73,144 14.6 1.1 10.5 0.4 0.9
20861 / Ashton / MD / 17.6 mi. 369 604 61.1 $92,934 16.5 2.5 8.6 0.1 4.1
22980 / Waynesboro / VA / 115.2 mi. 369 12,508 3.0 $37,519 11.8 2.5 7.5 0.2 0.5
20777 / Highland / MD / 19.2 mi. 368 1,002 36.7 $117,295 10.3 1.4 3.0 0.2 4.5
21076 / Hanover / MD / 24.9 mi. 367 2,655 13.8 $71,264 28.7 2.5 19.1 0.3 4.1
20871 / Clarksburg / MD / 27.8 mi. 365 984 37.1 $91,368 10.1 2.1 4.6 0.0 1.9
21797 / Woodbine / MD / 29.8 mi. 360 2,496 14.4 $72,600 6.1 1.6 3.0 0.2 0.8
21742 / Hagerstown / MD / 62.8 mi. 359 10,130 3.5 $48,923 8.3 1.4 3.8 0.2 1.8
22802 / Harrisonburg / VA / 106.4 mi. 355 8,486 4.2 $34,388 16.6 8.3 5.1 0.2 1.6
20688 / Solomons / MD / 49.9 mi. 354 607 58.3 $48,254 6.5 0.7 3.1 0.2 0.5
24060 / Blacksburg / VA / 216.9 mi. 350 16,905 2.1 $26,390 14.8 2.1 3.9 0.1 6.6
20860 / Sandy Spring / MD / 17.1 mi. 347 450 77.1 $57,260 39.7 5.1 27.2 0.4 4.1
25443 / Shepherdstown / WV / 55.4 mi. 345 2,067 16.7 $48,370 11.6 1.4 7.0 0.3 1.3
20711 / Lothian / MD / 21.7 mi. 344 2,297 15.0 $51,595 19.3 1.0 15.6 0.4 0.7
22172 / Triangle / VA / 29.4 mi. 338 2,372 14.2 $37,304 42.5 7.5 28.7 0.5 2.8
21201 / Baltimore / MD / 34.8 mi. 333 7,987 4.2 $16,148 70.5 1.9 61.4 0.3 5.1
22963 / Palmyra / VA / 98.9 mi. 333 4,332 7.7 $49,841 16.3 1.3 13.1 0.2 0.4
20685 / Saint Leonard / MD / 42.3 mi. 328 1,903 17.2 $66,705 14.8 1.8 10.9 0.3 0.8
22611 / Berryville / VA / 54.1 mi. 326 2,942 11.1 $50,394 9.6 1.6 6.5 0.1 0.6
21202 / Baltimore / MD / 35.5 mi. 313 7,779 4.0 $20,636 80.1 1.2 75.6 0.2 2.3
21770 / Monrovia / MD / 33.4 mi. 306 1,742 17.6 $77,786 5.2 2.0 1.0 0.4 0.8
21157 / Westminster / MD / 44.6 mi. 304 12,551 2.4 $52,407 6.1 1.1 3.2 0.3 0.8
22134 / Quantico / VA / 31.5 mi. 297 1,684 17.6 $39,072 31.1 9.0 15.4 0.4 2.8
20637 / Hughesville / MD / 29.5 mi. 293 1,371 21.4 $85,848 21.5 1.3 17.0 0.4 1.8
20158 / Hamilton / VA / 37.3 mi. 291 1,059 27.5 $76,397 5.4 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.6
22211 / Fort Myer / VA / 2.9 mi. 286 183 156.3 $52,292 38.1 9.1 22.4 0.6 1.7
22712 / Bealeton / VA / 48.2 mi. 286 2,319 12.3 $50,850 14.3 2.2 9.8 0.2 0.6
22835 / Luray / VA / 77.3 mi. 286 4,671 6.1 $35,299 6.1 1.1 3.7 0.2 0.4
22960 / Orange / VA / 72.9 mi. 279 3,618 7.7 $36,486 23.7 1.3 21.1 0.1 0.2
20106 / Amissville / VA / 55.9 mi. 276 1,310 21.1 $60,063 8.4 1.6 4.9 0.5 0.2
17201 / Chambersburg / PA / 79.7 mi. 261 19,174 1.4 $40,898 9.1 3.2 3.8 0.2 0.8
17268 / Waynesboro / PA / 66.8 mi. 260 10,297 2.5 $38,947 3.7 1.0 1.3 0.1 0.6
17325 / Gettysburg / PA / 64.7 mi. 260 9,398 2.8 $39,409 9.1 4.1 2.7 0.3 1.0
20664 / Newburg / MD / 39.1 mi. 254 995 25.5 $46,731 26.1 1.0 22.7 0.9 0.6
20896 / Garrett Park / MD / 9.6 mi. 250 233 107.3 $100,802 8.2 1.8 0.3 0.3 2.5
22664 / Woodstock / VA / 81.1 mi. 250 2,994 8.4 $36,370 7.3 4.7 1.7 0.0 0.2
23452 / Virginia Beach / VA / 151.5 mi. 246 22,320 1.1 $45,984 28.1 4.3 17.5 0.4 3.4
22485 / King George / VA / 44.5 mi. 242 5,884 4.1 $50,299 23.2 1.5 18.9 0.4 1.0
19958 / Lewes / DE / 100.9 mi. 235 6,289 3.7 $41,750 10.9 1.4 7.2 0.6 0.7
20759 / Fulton / MD / 18 mi. 235 542 43.4 $111,596 12.7 2.0 3.8 0.1 5.8
19970 / Ocean View / DE / 107.6 mi. 221 2,075 10.7 $41,396 3.0 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.5
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