Washington County, Missouri

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

Washington County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the highest in the country for average commute time (39th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,470	6,191,814	334,922,499	1711th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$56,043	$70,702	$80,734	2403rd of 3,221
Median Age	40.7	39.0	38.9	1896th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	11.7%	32.4%	35.7%	3125th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$129,400	$230,300	$332,700	2523rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$684	$1,033	$1,413	2811th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.4%	12.6%	12.5%	855th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.0%	5.2%	2182nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	30.9	90.1	n/a	1967th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	4.5%	14.1%	2884th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.0	n/a	n/a	2846th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	68.1%	65.2%	892nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	38.4	23.5	26.4	39th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	13.0%	15.1%	2460th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.6%	n/a	n/a	786th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.2%	46.5%	46.9%	999th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.0%	n/a	n/a	2630th 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, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.1%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.5	40.1	61.4

Age in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	40.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.5%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.9%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	8,920	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.7%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.6%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.3%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	24.8%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,137	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.4%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.3%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.4%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.1%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	10,734	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.5%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.9%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,985.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$719	$1,948	n/a

Education in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	14.5%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	43.7%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.0%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.8%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	22.3%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	26.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	10.0%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Missouri

Statistic	Washington County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.7%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.3%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	5.8%	16.7%

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