At a glance facts

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Who lives in Washington County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 15,348 6.1%
5-9 years 17,801 7.0%
10-14 years 18,387 7.3%
15-17 years 11,484 4.5%
18-24 years 20,184 8.0%
25-34 years 29,630 11.7%
35-44 years 32,893 13.0%
45-54 years 37,654 14.9%
55-64 years 34,953 13.8%
65-74 years 21,113 8.3%
75-84 years 9,727 3.8%
85 years and older 4,143 1.6%
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Male 125,332 49.5%
Female 127,985 50.5%
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White 217,742 86.0%
Of Color 35,575 14.0%
Black or African American 11,056 4.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 1,025 0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 13,974 5.5%
Other 1,735 0.7%
Two or more races 7,698 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10,248 4.0%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 237,969 100.0%
English only 215,548 90.6%
Language other than English 22,421 9.4%
Speaks English less than "very well" 5,990 2.5%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 249,965 100.0%
Population with a disability 26,964 10.8%
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Foreign-born residents 17,333 6.8%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 250,512 100.0%
Same residence 221,365 88.4%
Different residence in the U.S. 28,132 11.2%
Different residence outside the U.S. 1,015 0.4%

What's Washington County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 93,184 100.0%
Less than $35,000 12,709 13.6%
$35,000-$49,999 8,562 9.2%
$50,000-$74,999 15,721 16.9%
$75,000-$99,999 13,539 14.5%
$100,000 or more 42,653 45.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $92,376 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 249,469 100.0%
Less than $35,000 12,709 13.6%
With income below poverty 11,666 4.7%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 10,515 4.2%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 12,385 5.0%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 214,903 86.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 13,898 5.6%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 19,048 7.6%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 13,996 5.6%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 8,786 3.5%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 8,062 3.2%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 8,636 3.5%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 10,883 4.4%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 11,094 4.4%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 249,965 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 8,540 3.4%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 97,374 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 4,190 4.3%
Occupied housing units 93,184 95.7%
Average household size 2.7
Owner-occupied 76,033 78.1%
Average household size 2.8
Renter-occupied 17,151 17.6%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 24,913 25.6%
1970-1999 51,856 53.3%
1940-1969 14,271 14.7%
1939 or earlier 6,334 6.5%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 93,184 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 67,185 72.1%
With children under 18 years 32,920 35.3%
Married-couple family households 54,881 58.9%
With children under 18 years 24,881 26.7%
Single-person family households 12,304 13.2%
With children under 18 years 8,039 8.6%
Nonfamily households 25,999 27.9%
Householder living alone 21,011 22.5%
65 years and over 8,446 9.1%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 33,196 35.6%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 23,911 25.7%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 37,761 40.5%
Moved in 2000-2009 26,206 28.1%
Moved in 1990-1999 16,116 17.3%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 13,101 14.1%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 92,132 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 20,623 22.4%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 75,723 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 12,852 17.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 16,409 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 7,771 47.4%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 16,608
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,267
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 3,282 3.5%
1 vehicle available 22,475 24.1%
2 vehicles available 43,500 46.7%
3 or more vehicles available 23,927 25.7%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 133,129 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 120,544 90.5%
Public transportation 2,905 2.2%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 9,680 7.3%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 126,042 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 13,019 10.3%
10-19 minutes 30,960 24.6%
20-29 minutes 31,205 24.8%
30 minutes or longer 50,858 40.4%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 170,113 100.0%
Less than high school 6,889 4.0%
High school diploma or GED 35,951 21.1%
Some college or associate’s degree 53,768 31.6%
Bachelor’s Degree 47,295 27.8%
Graduate or professional Degree 26,210 15.4%
High school graduate or higher 163,224 96.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 73,505 43.2%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 152,933 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 126,901 83.0%
Civilian labor force 130,754 100.0%
Unemployed 3,853 2.9%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 136,129 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 29,313 21.5%
Age 30 to 54 75,714 55.6%
Age 55 or older 31,102 22.8%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 29,202 21.5%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 30,473 22.4%
$40,000 or more per year 76,454 56.2%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 10,255 7.5%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 84 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5,941 4.4%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 2,644 1.9%
Construction 5,789 4.3%
Educational services 12,690 9.3%
Finance and insurance 8,152 6.0%
Health care and social assistance 20,171 14.8%
Information 2,816 2.1%
Management of companies and enterprises 8,548 6.3%
Manufacturing 12,335 9.1%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 84 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 4,646 3.4%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 8,651 6.4%
Public administration 7,017 5.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing 1,777 1.3%
Retail trade 13,346 9.8%
Transportation and warehousing 3,912 2.9%
Utilities 619 0.5%
Wholesale trade 6,354 4.7%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 119,034 87.4%
Black or African American alone 6,403 4.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 589 0.4%
Asian alone 8,003 5.9%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 74 0.1%
Two or more race groups 2,026 1.5%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 7,358 5.4%
High school or equivalent, no college 25,376 18.6%
Some college or associate degree 35,162 25.8%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 38,920 28.6%