1997 Economic Census
Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
District of Columbia


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data		 Group All firms Firms with paid employees
Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Universe (All Firms) 45,297 52,900,995 14,500 51,303,513 345,685 13,482,410
Total minorities 15,238 3,039,016 3,157 2,759,198 27,428 749,661
 Black 10,909 1,334,651 1,232 D 10,000 to 24,999 D
 Hispanic 2,153 663,650 377 619,753 4,349 163,579
    Cuban 77 D 29 119,921 670 22,072
    Mexican Mexican American, Chicano 197 D 47 D 500 to 999 D
    Puerto Rican 109 D 31 D 100 to 249 D
    Spaniard 266 D 24 D 500 to 999 D
    Hispanic Latin American 1,136 D 209 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
    Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 367 D 37 D 250 to 499 D
 American Indian and Alaska Natives 66 D 32 D 250 to 499 D
 Asian and Pacific Islander 2,422 1,038,797 1,535 D 5,000 to 9,999 D
    Asian Indian 317 173,427 220 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
    Chinese 534 185,764 255 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
    Filipino 145 D 61 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
    Japanese 97 D 48 D 250 to 499 D
    Korean 927 D 765 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
    Vietnamese 196 D 98 D 500 to 999 D
    Other Asian 196 D 82 D 500 to 999 D
    Hawaiian 1 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
    Other Pacific Islander 10 D 5 D 0 to 19 D
Women 13,979 1,813,270 2,088 1,530,892 17,320 493,939

 



Universe (All Firms) All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code		 Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 45,297 52,900,995 14,500 51,303,513 345,685 13,482,410
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 203 D 44 D 250 to 499 D
07 Agricultural services 189 D 43 D 250 to 499 D
08 Forestry 8 D 0 0 0 0
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 6 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
  Mineral Industries 93 D 11 D 20 to 99 D
10 Metal mining 3 D 2 D 0 to 19 D
12 Coal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oil & gas extraction 90 D 9 0 78 10,262
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 1,270 1,557,359 294 1,373,509 6,010 225,541
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 314 949,728 127 936,046 2,651 107,146
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 21 185,336 15 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
17 Construction--special trade contractors 806 355,000 135 199,604 2,051 66,491
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 130 67,295 18 D 100 to 249 D
  Manufacturing 763 2,464,123 414 2,446,759 13,168 696,409
20 Food & kindred products 38 29,309 15 27,693 410 12,767
21 Tobacco products 2 D 2 D 20 to 99 D
22 Textile mill products 1 D 0 0 0 0
23 Apparel & other textile products 27 2,272 11 D 20 to 99 D
24 Lumber & wood products 7 D 4 D 100 to 249 D
25 Furniture & fixtures 9 1,887 1 D 0 to 19 D
26 Paper & allied products 4 D 3 D 20 to 99 D
27 Printing & publishing 519 2,349,470 292 2,337,997 11,591 602,645
28 Chemicals & allied products 20 D 20 D 100 to 249 D
29 Petroleum & coal products 5 0 5 0 55 7,366
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 3 D 2 D 20 to 99 D
31 Leather & leather products 2 D 0 0 0 0
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 24 26,313 5 25,771 116 5,380
33 Primary metal industries 4 D 4 D 20 to 99 D
34 Fabricated metal products 11 3,240 7 D 20 to 99 D
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 10 2,614 6 D 20 to 99 D
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 29 D 16 D 250 to 499 D
37 Transportation equipment 7 D 5 D 20 to 99 D
38 Instruments & related products 6 2,185 6 2,185 42 3,989
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 35 11,462 10 10,531 152 4,814
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 2,348 5,380,800 510 5,331,758 18,867 1,003,557
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 1,072 119,861 52 105,081 1,595 32,276
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 508 61,653 66 50,744 624 15,562
44 Water transportation 18 D 14 D 100 to 249 D
45 Transportation by air 51 377,614 42 375,583 1,120 34,644
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Transportation services 373 142,174 205 133,147 1,877 61,541
48 Communications 295 3,379,887 110 3,368,093 10,367 679,278
49 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 34 D 24 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
  Wholesale trade 643 4,103,766 392 4,085,982 5,736 255,033
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 317 2,734,734 197 2,725,155 2,447 144,997
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 327 1,369,032 196 1,360,827 3,289 110,036
  Retail trade 4,585 3,894,597 2,836 3,829,400 48,432 742,953
52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, & mobile home dlr 40 51,051 27 50,821 569 8,752
53 General merchandise stores 51 176,512 27 174,746 2,451 36,640
54 Food stores 443 699,375 347 691,292 4,959 89,567
55 Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations 174 344,822 126 339,554 1,327 27,432
56 Apparel and accessory stores 363 330,329 260 326,432 3,098 44,076
57 Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores 188 182,119 136 177,745 1,320 24,461
58 Eating & drinking places 1,501 1,194,790 1,171 1,183,275 27,897 386,132
59 Miscellaneous retail 1,841 915,599 758 885,535 6,811 125,893
  Finance, insurance and real estate industries (ex sub & dev) 5,790 9,504,884 1,605 9,112,615 24,052 1,418,001
60 Depository institutions 124 1,075,398 123 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
61 Nondepository credit institutions 77 1,600,930 54 1,599,452 896 118,636
62 Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services 298 1,399,034 203 1,393,281 3,359 466,039
63 Insurance carriers 66 2,108,905 62 D 2,500 to 4,999 D
64 Insurance agents, brokers, and services 243 257,170 108 249,824 1,593 77,485
65pt Real estate (excluding subdividers and developers) 4,077 1,741,864 863 1,417,266 8,499 292,260
67 Holding and other investment offices, except trusts 942 1,321,583 229 1,270,091 2,164 124,589
  Service industries (exc membership org & private households) 26,396 25,796,603 8,387 25,077,296 228,969 9,118,743
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, & other lodging places 174 1,093,004 97 1,083,023 20,660 615,813
72 Personal services 2,602 207,163 419 157,588 3,584 65,884
73 Business services 4,971 2,421,011 1,162 2,262,634 31,246 893,861
75 Automotive repair, services, & parking 327 221,497 161 212,722 2,951 49,912
76 Miscellaneous repair services 115 17,831 50 D 100 to 249 D
78 Motion pictures 372 183,850 141 174,217 1,936 57,347
79 Amusement and recreation services 1,215 234,505 150 211,439 3,046 74,468
80 Health services 2,807 3,329,541 1,276 3,259,139 39,068 1,433,058
81 Legal services 2,895 5,976,597 1,625 5,892,890 29,259 2,112,144
82 Educational services 971 3,673,852 326 3,630,983 36,810 1,140,821
83 Social services 1,760 2,625,345 942 2,598,742 21,210 563,877
84 Museums, art galleries, & botanical & zoological gardens 35 135,594 33 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
87 Eng, acctg, research, mgt, & rel serv 7,319 5,433,790 1,935 5,217,550 36,451 1,985,174
89 Services, n.e.c. 894 243,023 131 224,587 1,321 85,178
  Industries not classified 3,336 D 137 D 20 to 99 D

 



Total minorities All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code		 Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Firms
(number)		 Sales and Receipts
($1,000)		 Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 15,238 3,039,016 3,157 2,759,198 27,428 749,661
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 97 7,851 37 7,607 143 2,070
07 Agricultural services 90 7,275 35 D 100 to 249 D
08 Forestry 5 D 0 0 0 0
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping S S S S S S
  Mineral Industries 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Metal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Coal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oil & gas extraction 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 752 345,536 93 333,112 2,233 74,589
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 147 136,632 30 132,714 576 22,423
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 13 136,675 9 136,639 883 29,714
17 Construction--special trade contractors 581 71,097 51 D 500 to 999 D
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 10 1,131 3 D 0 to 19 D
  Manufacturing 154 75,835 62 73,395 650 17,471
20 Food & kindred products 17 3,074 4 D 0 to 19 D
21 Tobacco products 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Textile mill products 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Apparel & other textile products 11 742 3 D 0 to 19 D
24 Lumber & wood products 2 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
25 Furniture & fixtures 3 8 0 0 0 0
26 Paper & allied products 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Printing & publishing 78 49,852 38 48,794 521 12,766
28 Chemicals & allied products 1 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
29 Petroleum & coal products 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 1 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
31 Leather & leather products 2 D 0 0 0 0
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 8 D 2 D 20 to 99 D
33 Primary metal industries 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Fabricated metal products 4 D 2 D 0 to 19 D
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 1 D 0 0 0 0
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 9 D 4 D 0 to 19 D
37 Transportation equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Instruments & related products 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 18 707 5 D 0 to 19 D
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 1,369 264,974 91 238,537 1,548 41,020
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 841 24,783 11 11,389 237 5,597
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 300 9,273 6 3,370 28 580
44 Water transportation 1 D 1 D 0 to 19 D
45 Transportation by air 1 D 0 0 0 0
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Transportation services 159 65,734 68 60,363 874 16,318
48 Communications 56 D 3 D 250 to 499 D
49 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 11 D 2 D 20 to 99 D
  Wholesale trade 202 213,575 108 208,345 394 13,420
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 104 100,603 64 99,156 183 8,510
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 98 112,972 44 109,189 211 4,910
  Retail trade 2,293 632,575 1,219 592,993 6,093 84,034
52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, & mobile home dlr 11 680 5 D 0 to 19 D
53 General merchandise stores 13 356 4 D 0 to 19 D
54 Food stores 345 148,994 279 141,529 1,084 15,463
55 Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations 98 170,355 82 169,876 488 3,425
56 Apparel and accessory stores 82 12,536 25 11,260 103 2,202
57 Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores 44 7,322 22 6,584 76 1,331
58 Eating & drinking places 752 176,134 563 169,697 3,595 49,486
59 Miscellaneous retail 948 116,199 238 93,197 741 11,960
  Finance, insurance and real estate industries (ex sub & dev) 731 111,023 98 88,889 710 20,634
60 Depository institutions 5 D 5 D 0 to 19 D
61 Nondepository credit institutions 3 D 0 0 0 0
62 Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services 27 D 7 D 20 to 99 D
63 Insurance carriers 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 Insurance agents, brokers, and services 66 13,132 35 12,202 99 4,375
65pt Real estate (excluding subdividers and developers) 591 88,490 51 67,551 576 14,678
67 Holding and other investment offices, except trusts 39 97 0 0 0 0
  Service industries (exc membership org & private households) 7,394 1,317,114 1,279 1,183,515 15,027 485,364
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, & other lodging places 60 49,598 30 49,274 719 13,256
72 Personal services 1,399 66,559 178 50,387 834 13,045
73 Business services 1,604 294,560 189 263,228 4,126 123,025
75 Automotive repair, services, & parking 127 14,570 50 11,181 141 2,594
76 Miscellaneous repair services 61 D 18 D 20 to 99 D
78 Motion pictures 53 D 15 D 100 to 249 D
79 Amusement and recreation services 406