Washington County, Maryland

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States	Rank
Total Population	155,709	6,206,011	334,922,499	447th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,747	$103,678	$80,734	684th of 3,221
Median Age	40.7	39.4	38.9	1894th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.1%	43.4%	35.7%	1351st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$296,100	$419,900	$332,700	649th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,147	$1,705	$1,413	631st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.4%	9.4%	12.5%	1845th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.9%	5.2%	1795th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	340.1	639.1	n/a	454th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.6%	16.6%	14.1%	719th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1805th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	67.6%	65.2%	2588th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.8	31.1	26.4	690th of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.4%	19.3%	15.1%	724th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2574th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.9%	46.2%	46.9%	2235th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1088th 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, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	46.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.9%	12.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	28.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	6.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Diversity Index	44.0	67.7	61.4

Age in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Median Age	40.7	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.8%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	8.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Households	59,818	2,362,928	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.6	2.5
Family Households	65.5%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.1%	30.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.6%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.2%	28.7%	28.7%
Never Married	34.0%	36.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,035	$52,979	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.5%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.2%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.1%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.9%	20.3%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.4%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.2%	21.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.3%	11.2%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Housing Units	64,145	2,560,784	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.9%	51.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.7%	7.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	32.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	30.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,481	$4,093	n/a

Education in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Less than High School	11.4%	8.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	23.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	24.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	22.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.9%	20.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	67.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.3%	64.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	4.2%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.4%	18.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.7%	12.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.7%	8.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Maryland

Statistic	Washington County, Maryland	Maryland	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.8%	46.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	9.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	7.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.6%	78.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.6%	9.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	16.9%	16.7%

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