Washington County, Wisconsin

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Washington County, Wisconsin is among the lowest in the country for poverty rate, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States	Rank
Total Population	137,879	5,914,872	334,922,499	482nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$96,359	$77,485	$80,734	206th of 3,221
Median Age	43.8	40.2	38.9	997th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	35.2%	33.4%	35.7%	461st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$344,800	$266,500	$332,700	445th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,153	$1,087	$1,413	619th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.8%	10.6%	12.5%	3127th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.5%	3.2%	5.2%	2795th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	320.2	109.2	n/a	477th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.9%	5.2%	14.1%	1604th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.9	n/a	n/a	298th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.1%	67.8%	65.2%	950th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.4	22.2	26.4	1114th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	13.1%	15.1%	545th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.8%	n/a	n/a	3037th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.5%	46.8%	46.9%	441st of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.0%	n/a	n/a	255th 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, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.8%	8.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	5.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	2.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.4	37.1	61.4

Age in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Median Age	43.8	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	21.0%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.8%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	18.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Households	57,070	2,479,480	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.3	2.5
Family Households	68.2%	60.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.9%	26.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	13.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.6%	31.5%	28.7%
Never Married	26.6%	33.5%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,106	$43,373	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.2%	13.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	17.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.3%	19.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.8%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	15.5%	25.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.1%	11.1%	n/a

Housing in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Housing Units	59,380	2,778,572	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.5%	66.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.7%	17.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	10.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.9%	32.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.0%	27.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,802	$3,792	n/a

Education in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Less than High School	4.2%	6.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.3%	29.4%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.3%	30.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	24.3%	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.9%	11.4%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.1%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.8%	74.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	26.0%	34.4%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.4%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	6.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Washington County, Wisconsin

Statistic	Washington County, Wisconsin	Wisconsin	United States
Born in State of Residence	81.4%	70.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	2.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	2.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.8%	91.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	4.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	7.2%	16.7%

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