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District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- District of Columbia has a land area of 61 square miles (158 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 887.9 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Total area
- District of Columbia: 68 square miles (177 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 958.4 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Length
- District of Columbia is 13 miles (22 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 28.3 times longer than District of Columbia's.
Width
- District of Columbia spans 12 miles (19 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- Wisconsin's east-west width is 26.9 times wider than District of Columbia's.
Highest point
- District of Columbia's highest point is Fort Reno at 429 feet (131 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- Timms Hill is 1,517 feet higher than Fort Reno.
Lowest point
- District of Columbia's lowest point is Potomac River at 0 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- District of Columbia's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- District of Columbia has a population of 702,250 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 8.5 times (749%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Population density
- District of Columbia: 11,493.5 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- District of Columbia's population density is 104.5 times higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- District of Columbia's biggest city is Washington with 702,250 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Washington's population is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- District of Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 1.7 times (71%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- District of Columbia: The federal district, established by the Residence Act on July 16, 1790; not a state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, District of Columbia is the older of the two by 58 years.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- District of Columbia's GDP is $184.3 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.5 times (146%) larger than District of Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- District of Columbia: $262,439 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- District of Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.5 times (245%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- District of Columbia: $111,185 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- District of Columbia's average income is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Wisconsin's.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- District of Columbia has 1 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 72.0 times higher than District of Columbia's.
Biggest county by area
- District of Columbia's largest county is District of Columbia at 61 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- Marathon County's land area is 25.3 times larger than District of Columbia's.
Smallest county by area
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (61 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Pepin County's land area is 3.8 times (280%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Most populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than District of Columbia's.
Least populous county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia (702,250 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- District of Columbia's population is 163.8 times larger than Menominee County's.
Richest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- District of Columbia and Ozaukee County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- District of Columbia: District of Columbia ($111,185 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- District of Columbia's income is 2.5 times (154%) richer than Menominee County's.
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- District of Columbia has a top income tax rate of 10.75%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- District of Columbia's top rate is 3.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- District of Columbia: 0.63% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.62 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- District of Columbia: 6% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- District of Columbia's combined rate is 0.28 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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