Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	210,042	13,018,639	334,922,499	334th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$78,958	$77,971	$80,734	626th of 3,221
Median Age	44.2	40.9	38.9	896th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.9%	35.2%	35.7%	578th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$228,500	$254,500	$332,700	1098th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$949	$1,209	$1,413	1184th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.6%	11.7%	12.5%	2525th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	5.3%	5.2%	1395th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	245.1	291.0	n/a	573rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.4%	7.7%	14.1%	1814th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1436th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.1%	69.3%	65.2%	1348th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.8	26.3	26.4	1033rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	15.0%	15.6%	15.1%	428th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2997th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.0%	46.2%	46.9%	1482nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.5%	n/a	n/a	773rd 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, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.2%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.3	44.6	61.4

Age in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	44.2	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.3%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.0%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	88,505	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.2%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.6%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.5%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,022	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.1%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.5%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.2%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.6%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.6%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.9%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	97,923	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.6%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.0%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,966.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,485	$3,311	n/a

Education in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	5.4%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.7%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.0%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.5%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.4%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.3%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.2%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.9%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.9%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Washington County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	9.9%	16.7%

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