Washington County, Nebraska

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Washington County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the highest in the country for married-couple households (159th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,106	1,978,707	334,922,499	1814th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$94,396	$76,475	$80,734	232nd of 3,221
Median Age	42.9	37.2	38.9	1240th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.8%	34.6%	35.7%	388th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$297,600	$238,600	$332,700	642nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$965	$1,072	$1,413	1119th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.4%	10.6%	12.5%	3077th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.8%	3.0%	5.2%	2992nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	54.1	25.8	n/a	1460th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.5%	8.0%	14.1%	1753rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.4	n/a	n/a	227th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.2%	66.5%	65.2%	237th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	19.2	26.4	1985th of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.3%	11.0%	15.1%	492nd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.9%	n/a	n/a	2829th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.5%	48.8%	46.9%	159th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.1%	n/a	n/a	367th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.3%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.4	41.3	61.4

Age in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	42.9	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.3%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.3%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	8,429	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.4%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.7%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.8%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	23.2%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$47,434	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.1%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.7%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.3%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	13.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.4%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.9%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.7%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	8,711	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.0%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.0%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.2%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	16.8%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.3%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,142	$3,549	n/a

Education in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	23.8%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.2%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.6%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	66.8%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.1%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Nebraska

Statistic	Washington County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.6%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.2%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	9.5%	16.7%

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