Demographic characteristics of all workers, nontipped workers, tipped workers, and servers and bartenders in the District of Columbia

Demographic category All workers Nontipped workers Tipped workers Servers & bartenders
Total 812,100 796,000 16,100 10,500
Shares of workers in each subcategory
Gender
Women 48% 48% 50% 47%
Men 52% 52% 50% 53%
Age
Less than 25 7% 7% 21% 27%
25 to 39 years 38% 38% 44% 45%
40 to 54 years 34% 34% 23% 17%
55 years or older 21% 21% 13% 11%
Education
Less than high school 6% 5% 12% 8%
High school 13% 13% 25% 23%
Some college/associate degree 19% 19% 37% 40%
Bachelor’s degree or more education 62% 63% 26% 29%
Race/ethnicity
White 45% 46% 30% 36%
Black 33% 33% 27% 25%
Hispanic, any race 12% 11% 26% 25%
Asian or other race/ethnicity 10% 10% 17% 14%
Usual weekly hours of work
Part-time (<20 hours) 3% 3% 6% 6%
Mid-time (20–34 hours) 8% 8% 30% 33%
Full-time (35+ hours) 89% 89% 65% 62%
Family status
Married parent 29% 29% 18% 13%
Single parent 9% 9% 10% 10%
Married, no children 20% 20% 11% 11%
Single, no children 43% 43% 61% 66%
Income-to-poverty level
In poverty 5% 4% 14% 14%
101%–200% poverty 7% 6% 18% 16%
201%–300% poverty 8% 8% 21% 20%
301%–400% poverty 9% 9% 18% 18%
400%+ poverty 70% 71% 29% 30%
Missing poverty status 1% 1% 2% 2%
Household income
Less than $25,000 3% 3% 10% 10%
$25,000–$49,999 9% 8% 21% 20%
$50,000–$74,999 12% 12% 19% 18%
$75,000–$99,999 12% 12% 13% 13%
$100,000–$149,999 22% 22% 17% 18%
$150,000 or more 42% 43% 20% 21%
Residency status
Lives outside D.C. 81% 81% 76% 74%
Lives in D.C. 19% 19% 24% 26%

Notes: Data are for workers whose place of work is in the District of Columbia. Tipped occupations are listed in Appendix Table A1. Income-to-poverty level is specific to each person’s family size and composition. In 2017, the poverty threshold for a single person under age 65 with one child was $16,895. Values may not sum due to rounding.

Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, pooled years 2012–2016 (Ruggles et al. 2018)

View the underlying data on epi.org.