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Washington township, Buchanan County, MO

71,922 Population
78.5 square miles 916.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±2.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Buchanan County: 40.3 ±1.1
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,693 ±$2,380 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Buchanan County: $32,996 ±$2,250
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$58,251 ±$10,088 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Buchanan County: $64,039 ±$5,900
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

14.3% ±3.1% (9,789  ±2,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 13% † 10,423 (±2.6% / ±2,095)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17 minutes ±1.1 (523,560  ±36,821) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in Buchanan County: 17.8 633,140 (±1 / ±38,360)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

29,235 ±1,451 Number of households
  • Buchanan County: 33,142 ±1,413
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (68,760  ±2,269) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Buchanan County: 2.4 80,412 (±0.1 / ±131)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.4% ±2.5% (695  ±396) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Buchanan County: 5.2% † 914 (±2.6% / ±451)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

34,579 ±795 Number of housing units
  • Buchanan County: 38,561 ±62
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$176,100 ±$11,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Buchanan County: $186,800 ±$11,973
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.8% ±3.2% (9,095  ±2,276.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 11.4% † 9,393 (±2.8% / ±2,285.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.4% ±5% (44,955  ±2,949.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Buchanan County: 91.6% 52,751 (±5.3% / ±3,133.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.8% ±2.9% (10,718  ±1,453.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buchanan County: 23.4% † 13,451 (±2.7% / ±1,592.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

5.8% ±1.8% (4,149  ±1,319) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Buchanan County: 5% 4,164
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.9% ±1.6% (3,896  ±936) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Buchanan County: 7.5% † 4,897 (±1.5% / ±1,004)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,896 Total veterans ±936 3,603 Male ±927 293 Female ±219

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