Washington County, Kansas

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Washington County, Kansas is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent, and among the lowest in the country for unemployment rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,533	2,947,197	334,922,499	2852nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,482	$74,275	$80,734	1594th of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	37.4	38.9	1092nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.8%	35.6%	35.7%	1136th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$117,100	$217,200	$332,700	2733rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$562	$1,060	$1,413	3107th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.3%	12.5%	2575th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.1%	3.9%	5.2%	3108th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	6.2	36.0	n/a	2796th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	7.4%	14.1%	1617th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.5	n/a	n/a	212th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.5%	67.2%	65.2%	867th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.3	19.7	26.4	2478th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	11.8%	15.1%	1683rd of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	935th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.3%	49.1%	46.9%	1176th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.3%	n/a	n/a	2864th 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, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	72.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	5.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.8	44.7	61.4

Age in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Median Age	43.4	37.4	38.9
Under 18 %	24.2%	23.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.6%	10.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.0%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.4%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.2%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.6%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Households	2,373	1,174,060	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.1%	63.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.5%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.8%	14.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.5%	30.0%	28.7%
Never Married	21.8%	31.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,692	$40,978	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.8%	13.9%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	21.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.6%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.6%	9.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	11.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.4%	27.8%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.4%	6.8%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Housing Units	2,714	1,293,635	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	90.2%	71.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,953.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.5%	32.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.5%	27.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,607	$2,798	n/a

Education in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	8.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.9%	25.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.3%	30.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	13.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.5%	66.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.9%	75.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	40.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	3.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.4%	5.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Kansas

Statistic	Washington County, Kansas	Kansas	United States
Born in State of Residence	69.5%	59.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	3.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.1%	4.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	87.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	9.2%	16.7%

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