Only about one in five adults meet the federal guidelines for both aerobic and strength-focused exercise. Perhaps even more concerning, nearly one in four Americans fail to get any exercise whatsoever outside of work. In some areas, residents tend to be more physically active than in others. In these cities, residents have greater access to […]
There were an estimated 1.2 million murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults in the United States in 2015. The violent crime rate of 373 incidents per 100,000 Americans rose 3.1% from 2014. In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, there were 324 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, lower than the national violent crime rate. Several social and […]
The obesity epidemic is one the most serious health problems in America today. The incidence of obesity has more than tripled since 1980 among children aged 2 to 19 years and has increased substantially among the rest of the population. Today, 27.0% of adults are obese. In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, 24.3% of adults are […]
According to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, adults need at least 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a week, as well as two or more sessions of muscle strengthening activities. However, a large share of Americans do not exercise at all outside of getting up and going to work, and that share has […]
Average life expectancy at birth in the United States is 78.5 years. However, the range of life expectancy across the country is nearly 10 years and depends largely on the city. In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, life expectancy is 80.4 years at birth, greater than the average life expectancy nationwide. Nationwide, women live an […]
The average resident of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area spends 34.4 minutes commuting to work, longer than both the national average of 26.4 minutes and the statewide average of 29.8 minutes. Washington residents have the shortest commute of any metro area in District of Columbia. Two of the main factors that determine commute time are the […]
An estimated 13.1% of adults in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area smoke, lower than the 17.0% national smoking rate and lower than the 15.8% statewide smoking rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control, smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Approximately one in every five deaths, or more than […]
The FBI defines robbery as the taking, or the attempted taking, of anything of value from someone by force, threat of violence, or fear. Most robberies involve the use of a firearm and yield $1,190 worth of goods on average. There were 327,374 robberies reported nationwide in 2015 — 102 per 100,000 Americans. Crime and […]
There are 6,388 people per square mile in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, roughly similar to the national population density of 6,321 Americans per square mile across all U.S. metro areas. Population density can have a meaningful impact on home prices in an area. There tends to be more demand for available real estate in more […]
A typical home in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area costs $401,500, more than the national median home value of $194,500. Home values in the metro area may also be augmented by the health of the local job market. People often relocate for occupational reasons, and an area with lower unemployment is more likely to have more […]
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