Washington County, Arkansas

Interactive maps and statistics for Washington County, Arkansas: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Arkansas and the United States.

Washington County, Arkansas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	256,765	3,049,391	334,922,499	281st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,639	$60,773	$80,734	1150th of 3,221
Median Age	32.5	38.5	38.9	3101st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.2%	25.7%	35.7%	455th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$298,400	$188,000	$332,700	638th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,071	$947	$1,413	783rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.0%	12.5%	1338th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.9%	5.2%	2286th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	272.7	58.7	n/a	530th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.4%	5.4%	14.1%	268th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1052nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	55.6%	66.4%	65.2%	3092nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.9	22.5	26.4	2367th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	8.8%	15.1%	931st of 3,222
Uninsured	12.8%	n/a	n/a	1069th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.1%	47.0%	46.9%	2196th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.8%	n/a	n/a	878th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.9%	67.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18.6%	9.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	14.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	12.2%	6.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	0.4%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.9	51.2	61.4

Age in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Median Age	32.5	38.5	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	23.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.8%	9.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.1%	24.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.3%	17.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Households	97,184	1,205,987	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	64.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.4%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.0%	17.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.1%	29.9%	28.7%
Never Married	37.1%	29.8%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,150	$34,225	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	19.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	15.0%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.3%	6.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.6%	16.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.5%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	10.2%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Housing Units	105,461	1,394,673	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.2%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.6%	10.5%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.8%	13.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,995.0	1,987.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	44.4%	33.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.4%	27.6%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,564	$1,040	n/a

Education in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Less than High School	12.2%	11.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.9%	34.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.6%	28.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.8%	9.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.0%	58.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.9%	78.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	1.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	31.7%	34.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	5.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.1%	5.9%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Arkansas

Statistic	Washington County, Arkansas	Arkansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	48.5%	60.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.9%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	82.5%	91.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.0%	6.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.6%	5.9%	16.7%

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