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Washington, NC

9,759 Population
8.2 square miles 1,191.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±3.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 46.9 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in North Carolina: 39.1 ±0.1

Economics

$31,110 ±$5,674 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $32,936 ±$1,914
  • about 80 percent of the amount in North Carolina: $37,641 ±$188
$42,821 ±$8,472 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $56,081 ±$2,803
  • about two-thirds of the amount in North Carolina: $66,186 ±$380

23% ±5.9% (2,160  ±551) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 17.1% † 7,524 (±2.3% / ±997)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in North Carolina: 13.3% 1,357,418 (±0.2% / ±16,053)

18.1 minutes ±2 (62,540  ±10,885) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24.1 428,190 (±1.4 / ±30,217)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in North Carolina: 25 107,793,970 (±0.1 / ±494,298)

Families

4,372 ±278 Number of households
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 18,972 ±511
  • North Carolina: 4,105,232 ±9,448
2.1 ±0.1 (9,333  ±36) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 2.3 44,183 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in North Carolina: 2.5 10,194,060

5.2% ±4.1% (109  ±86) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 4.7% † 421 (±1.7% / ±156)
  • a little higher than the rate in North Carolina: 5% 124,491 (±0.1% / ±2,970)

Housing

5,058 ±340 Number of housing units
  • the Washington, NC Micro Area: 24,299 ±45
  • North Carolina: 4,739,881 ±700

$170,700 ±$21,052 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Washington, NC Micro Area: $159,900 ±$6,347
  • about three-quarters of the amount in North Carolina: $234,900 ±$736

8.8% ±2.8% (853  ±,269.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 6.3% † 2,785 (±1.1% / ±,501.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in North Carolina: 13.8% 1,427,662 (±0.1% / ±14,920.4)

Social

87.8% ±6.3% (6,130  ±,553.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 86.8% 28,377 (±3.3% / ±1,078.9)
  • about the same as the rate in North Carolina: 89.4% 6,413,973 (±0.3% / ±21,679.1)
21.2% ±3.8% (1,478  ±,275.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 19.5% 6,365 (±1.6% / ±,513.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in North Carolina: 33.9% 2,428,890 (±0.2% / ±13,343.2)

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

3.8% ±2.5% (367  ±239) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 3.6% 1,605
  • about half the rate in North Carolina: 8.3% 867,946

7.5% ±2.4% (573  ±183) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Washington, NC Micro Area: 8.6% † 3,092 (±1% / ±362)
  • a little less than the rate in North Carolina: 7.8% 632,989 (±0.1% / ±5,065)
573 Total veterans ±183 525 Male ±171 48 Female ±40

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