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Washington, DC was created by slicing off sections of Maryland and Virginia, yet DC has never fully separated from these two parents. The majority of DC employees actually live in Maryland or Virginia (the commute is generally twenty to forty minutes each way), and many DC businesses are actually based outside of the city. Here are a few of the especially popular areas among DC commuters.

Maryland

· Prince George County: Like DC and unlike most DC suburban areas, Prince George County has a majority black population. The University of Maryland is here in College Park and other cities include Laurel and Upper Marlboro. The median household income is just over $55,000.

· Montgomery County: To the west of Prince George County, this county includes towns such as Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Chevy Chase, and Bethesda, which is home to the Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Virginia

· Fairfax County: This Virginia county includes the well-known towns of McLean, Falls Church, and Fairfax, which is the headquarters for the oil conglomerate Exxon-Mobil. The household median income in the county is a whopping $81,000 per year.

· Arlington County: Arlington, Virginia, is just across the Potomac from DC and is home to the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery. In addition, Arlington includes Crystal City, which is a popular new residential and commercial area among both young professionals and congressmen.

· Alexandria: Live in Alexandria and you’ll be sharing George Washington’s digs; the president and general lived and died at in town at Mount Vernon. As for the city itself, it has a historic waterfront and downtown, complete with cobblestone streets and great shopping and dining.

Unlike each of the fifty states, Washington, DC, has a majority African-American population (approximately sixty percent). Once you move into Maryland or cross the Potomac into Virginia, however, the demographics often slip into the traditional white majority.

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