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Washington, NC

9,726 Population
8.2 square miles 1,187.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.8 ±5.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 47.7 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,358 ±$3,882 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $34,495 ±$1,552
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $41,385 ±$211
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$40,186 ±$6,752 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $58,357 ±$3,205
  • about three-fifths of the amount in North Carolina: $72,388 ±$324
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.1% ±6.1% (2,177  ±574) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 17.8% 7,820 (±1.8% / ±779)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13% 1,360,882 (±0.2% / ±18,953)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.5 minutes ±3.9 (79,035  ±18,276) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24.8 436,545 (±1.4 / ±30,761)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 25.1 106,702,896 (±0.1 / ±575,071)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,709 ±259 Number of households
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 19,385 ±464
  • North Carolina: 4,282,345 ±9,120
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (9,354  ±35) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 2.3 43,974 (±0.1 / ±12)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.4 10,451,237
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±4% (113  ±88) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.3% † 296 (±1.6% / ±144)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 5.2% 130,601 (±0.1% / ±3,057)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,266 ±297 Number of housing units
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24,526 ±33
  • North Carolina: 4,895,668 ±642
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$206,800 ±$16,486 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $192,700 ±$9,447
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $288,900 ±$1,086
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6% ±2.4% (578  ±230.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 5.6% † 2,460 (±1.2% / ±532.3)
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 12.7% 1,350,945 (±0.1% / ±15,045.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90% ±7.5% (6,483  ±634.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 89.3% 29,247 (±3.5% / ±1,145.7)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 90.2% 6,653,293 (±0.3% / ±22,263.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24% ±4.2% (1,726  ±314.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 21.2% 6,960 (±1.7% / ±569)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 35.7% 2,631,218 (±0.2% / ±13,757.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.6% ±2.1% (354  ±208) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.6% 1,615
  • about two-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 9.1% 973,325
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.8% ±2.5% (705  ±198) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 9.3% † 3,361 (±1.2% / ±445)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in North Carolina: 7.4% 615,509 (±0.1% / ±5,658)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
705 Total veterans ±198 669 Male ±196 36 Female ±41

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