Washington County, Maine

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,331	1,387,817	334,922,499	1437th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,024	$74,733	$80,734	2404th of 3,221
Median Age	48.6	44.8	38.9	314th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.7%	36.2%	35.7%	1268th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$161,800	$296,600	$332,700	1987th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$783	$1,139	$1,413	2236th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.1%	10.7%	12.5%	907th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	3.8%	5.2%	609th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	12.2	45.0	n/a	2574th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.7%	4.1%	14.1%	1309th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.3	n/a	n/a	2063rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	79.7%	74.3%	65.2%	674th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	21.6	24.6	26.4	2223rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.7%	15.9%	15.1%	1287th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.6%	n/a	n/a	1546th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.2%	48.0%	46.9%	2351st of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.0%	n/a	n/a	2034th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.5%	2.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.9	18.9	61.4

Age in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Median Age	48.6	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.5%	18.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.5%	27.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.3%	22.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Households	14,187	597,159	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.7%	60.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.2%	23.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.4%	12.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.8%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	26.5%	29.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,745	$43,742	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.0%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.3%	18.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.1%	10.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	37.8%	26.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.8%	12.0%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Housing Units	21,726	751,876	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.4%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	9.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	34.7%	20.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,977.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.3%	25.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,683	$3,036	n/a

Education in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Less than High School	8.9%	5.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.9%	30.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	28.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.0%	13.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	61.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	70.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	3.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.7%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Maine

Statistic	Washington County, Maine	Maine	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.7%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.4%	2.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	1.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	6.2%	16.7%

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