Income
Nominal personal incomes in the District have also tended to grow more slowly than in the United States as a whole. Since 1970, aggregate nominal income in the District has averaged annual growth of approximately 6.6 percent; by contrast, nominal income in the United States rose roughly 7.7 percent through the same period. The result has been an increase in income of about 8 times for the District since 1970, versus an increase of about 11 times for the nation.
Personal Income
However, the growth in income per person has been similar for the region and nation since 1970, though the gap has grown somewhat in recent years. As of 2002, annual per capita personal income was approximately $29,000 in the District, compared with $31,000 for the country as a whole.
Per Capita Income
