Considering the DC area to live and work?
The DC area is...
...a growing metropolitan region
- 4th largest US metro population (6.1 million)
- Population projected to grow by 6% to 6.5 million by 2012
- Total of 6,000 square miles encompassing the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland
...a vibrant economic center
- Over 50,000 new jobs added last year
- Since 2000, the DC area has led the US in job growth
- The DC area unemployment rate has traditionally been lower than the national average
...an educational leader
- More than 50 colleges and universities
- The DC area leads the US in number of K-12 students in “gold rated” schools
- Newsweek magazine’s list of “top 100 public high schools in the US” includes 13 schools in the region
...highly-educated
- 42% of the population (older than 25 years old) has a bachelor’s degree or higher
- 19% of the region’s adults have advanced degrees – the highest percentage in the US
...well connected
- Three airports serve the region with more than 1,085 daily non-stop flights to 95 domestic locations
- Direct flights to 38 international destinations
- Region’s metro system is the nation’s second-most utilized subway
...a great place to live
- 85 professional theatre companies and more free attractions than any other US metro area
- 234,000 acres of parkland and 800 miles of bikeways
- 170 golf courses and more than 750 gyms, health clubs and spas
- 14 Smithsonian museums, including the National Air and Space Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Museum of American History and the National Zoo
- Seven major professional sports teams and many nationally recognized college sports teams
- Ranked by Forbes magazine as “second best US city for singles”
