Washington County, North Carolina

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

Washington County, North Carolina is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (51st of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	10,812	10,730,404	334,922,499	2430th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,813	$72,388	$80,734	3037th of 3,221
Median Age	48.8	39.1	38.9	298th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.8%	35.7%	35.7%	2848th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$125,900	$288,900	$332,700	2563rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$743	$1,228	$1,413	2514th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	24.1%	13.0%	12.5%	276th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	13.0%	4.7%	5.2%	51st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	31.2	220.7	n/a	1959th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	9.1%	14.1%	2670th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.5	n/a	n/a	2771st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.0%	66.6%	65.2%	2491st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.4	25.1	26.4	277th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	16.3%	15.1%	1766th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1223rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.2%	47.2%	46.9%	2901st of 3,222
Broadband Access	66.4%	n/a	n/a	3038th 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, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	60.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.0%	11.3%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	47.7%	20.0%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	57.1	58.4	61.4

Age in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Median Age	48.8	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.9%	13.4%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.0%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.0%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Households	4,744	4,282,345	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.1%	29.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.4%	17.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.3%	29.4%	28.7%
Never Married	34.1%	32.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,281	$41,385	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.0%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	10.3%	16.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	10.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	24.1%	13.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.6%	30.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	33.9%	12.8%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Housing Units	6,040	4,895,668	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.6%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.3%	14.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.5%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.0%	33.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.6%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,252	$1,896	n/a

Education in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Less than High School	13.9%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.4%	24.8%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.8%	29.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	10.0%	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.8%	13.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.0%	62.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.0%	71.5%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.7%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.7%	26.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	19.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	14.1%	5.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, North Carolina

Statistic	Washington County, North Carolina	North Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.5%	53.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	3.8%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.1%	86.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	10.0%	16.7%

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