Washington County, Minnesota

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

Washington County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median household income (68th of 3,221 counties), and among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (110th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	276,238	5,739,445	334,922,499	261st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$115,345	$89,062	$80,734	68th of 3,221
Median Age	39.8	38.8	38.9	2175th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.1%	39.4%	35.7%	110th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$422,000	$329,300	$332,700	247th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,710	$1,280	$1,413	137th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.1%	9.3%	12.5%	3175th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.1%	5.2%	2317th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	718.0	72.1	n/a	250th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.5%	8.7%	14.1%	518th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.5	n/a	n/a	107th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.3%	72.2%	65.2%	447th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.0	22.7	26.4	1666th of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.6%	17.6%	15.1%	65th of 3,222
Uninsured	3.4%	n/a	n/a	3121st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.7%	48.9%	46.9%	417th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.6%	n/a	n/a	71st 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, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.3%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.2	41.1	61.4

Age in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	39.8	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.2%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.1%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	105,577	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.6%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.0%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.0%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$56,954	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	6.7%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.3%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	22.2%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	21.8%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.1%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	13.8%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.1%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	109,307	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.1%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	12.7%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.4%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.7%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,164	$3,357	n/a

Education in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	3.9%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	18.6%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.4%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.7%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	17.4%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.3%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.3%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.6%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.3%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.8%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Minnesota

Statistic	Washington County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.5%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.8%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	87.5%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.4%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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