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On the other hand, a high proportion of the population within the city is made
up of families with low incomes or of handicapped or aged persons, many requiring
governmental assistance.
These factors provide insight into why Washington—the city as distinct from
the capital and the metropolitan area—has developed neither the social stability nor
the continuity that provides the lifeblood of most other large cities. Both the living
and the working populations of Washington are among the most transient in the
nation. Only a small percentage of residents have longtime roots in Washington,
while a high proportion of government and service workers commute into the city
from suburban homes. These more affluent Washington workers typically spend
most of their income and pay most of their taxes in adjacent counties and states,
leaving the needs and destiny of the city to the dictates of an essentially alien body
of lawmakers and administrators.
The ethnic composition of Washington's population is about three-fifths
African American and less than one-third white, with the remaining tenth a mixture
of Asians, Africans, Latin Americans, and other ethnic minorities, including
embassy personnel. In contrast, the suburban population is predominantly white,
with a sizable African American minority.
Few cities in the United States are so dominated by the nature of their
economic base as is Washington. Only two major economic activities provide
virtually all of the income to the city and its residents. The federal civil service is by
far the largest single employer in the metropolitan area. Tourism, which includes its
retail trade and related services, is second in economic importance. Manufacturing
and other commercial activities occupy only a minor place in the economic structure.
Since the mid-20th century, Washington has been transformed from a “federal
town” to an information and communication centre that is competitive with the
largest urban areas in the United States. In addition, it has become the coordinating
centre for major foreign activities. As federal involvement has proliferated in both
private and public sectors and both at home and abroad, there has been a steady
trend toward relocation of the offices of national associations from cities such as
New York and Chicago to the Washington metropolitan area.
Money never made the man.
Man made the money.

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