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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in District of Columbia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 53
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,496
Employees
11,094
Annual payroll
$1.10B

2. National context

District of Columbia accounts for 0.32% of the 466,656 US establishments in this sector and ranks 43rd out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

DC avg annual wage
$99,454
US avg annual wage
$69,496

District of Columbia sector wages are +43.1% versus the national average for NAICS 53.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
93
SAM debarred/excluded
211

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Real Estate and Rental and Leasing. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1District of Columbia1,49611,094
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.