Washington County, Colorado

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Washington County, Colorado is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,831	5,862,189	334,922,499	2911th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,167	$95,470	$80,734	1417th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	37.7	38.9	1701st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.9%	45.7%	35.7%	1233rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$226,200	$539,400	$332,700	1120th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$947	$1,761	$1,413	1188th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	8.1%	9.4%	12.5%	2835th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	4.6%	5.2%	2471st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.9	56.6	n/a	3075th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.0%	9.8%	14.1%	1213th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1781st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	73.6%	66.2%	65.2%	1768th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	25.2	26.4	1926th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.4%	21.0%	15.1%	897th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.1%	n/a	n/a	1623rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.4%	48.3%	46.9%	647th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1097th 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, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	83.3%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.8%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.6%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	29.2	52.5	61.4

Age in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	41.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.7%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.5%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	2,070	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.4%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.8%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.3%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	20.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,774	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.9%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	8.1%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.0%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.1%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	2,287	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.3%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.9%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.5%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	26.4%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.9%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$874	$2,602	n/a

Education in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	10.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	37.1%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.6%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.0%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.2%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Colorado

Statistic	Washington County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.0%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.6%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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