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Washington County, MD

155,813 Population
457.8 square miles 340.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 39.8 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,138 ±$2,078 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maryland: $50,728 ±$489
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,848 ±$6,282 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maryland: $98,678 ±$1,292
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.1% ±2.1% (16,590  ±3,192) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,160 (±0.3% / ±20,592)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

29.5 minutes ±0.7 (1,840,885  ±59,669) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

59,404 ±1,362 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,384,715 ±7,944
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0.1 (148,987  ±117) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.5 6,055,057
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

7.7% ±2.8% (2,545  ±943) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 5.3% 76,658 (±0.3% / ±4,934)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

64,486 ±562 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,572,382 ±567
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$283,700 ±$12,585 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maryland: $413,600 ±$3,126
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13% ±2.6% (19,916  ±4,040.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 11% 673,817 (±0.4% / ±26,954.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.1% ±4.5% (95,770  ±4,901.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,917,459 (±0.8% / ±33,511.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.5% ±2.2% (24,393  ±2,401.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 43.8% 1,880,000 (±0.5% / ±22,089)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.8% (12,149  ±1,941) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 17% 1,051,891
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.9% ±1.1% (9,671  ±1,383) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 6.7% 318,150 (±0.2% / ±8,991)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
9,671 Total veterans ±1,383 8,998 Male ±1,298 673 Female ±457

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