Washington County, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	53,926	8,705,170	334,922,499	961st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,552	$93,170	$80,734	1668th of 3,221
Median Age	46.9	39.0	38.9	498th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.7%	42.2%	35.7%	1041st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$214,000	$383,700	$332,700	1262nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$854	$1,579	$1,413	1714th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.1%	9.9%	12.5%	2202nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.3%	5.2%	2582nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	96.1	220.5	n/a	1012th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	13.1%	14.1%	2446th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1838th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.8%	67.3%	65.2%	1413th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.1	27.3	26.4	1650th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.5%	18.3%	15.1%	1645th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.4%	n/a	n/a	2040th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.7%	48.7%	46.9%	1325th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.1%	n/a	n/a	2302nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.4	60.7	61.4

Age in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.9%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	24.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	22,112	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.8%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.3%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,757	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.1%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	25,570	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.3%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.5%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.2%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,065	$2,790	n/a

Education in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.6%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	33.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.9%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.8%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.1%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.5%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.6%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Virginia

Statistic	Washington County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	57.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.8%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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