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Washington, NC Urban Area

14,818 Population
16.7 square miles 887.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,015 ±$2,925 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$46,224 ±$6,209 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.1% ±4.5% (3,489  ±682) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.5 minutes ±2.7 (124,365  ±19,847) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,039 ±369 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (14,433  ±749) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±3.4% (175  ±111) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,233 ±351 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$209,600 ±$13,703 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.3% ±2.7% (921  ±396.8) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±5% (9,710  ±710) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.3% ±3.1% (2,756  ±361.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

4.3% ±1.8% (639  ±275) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.4% ±1.9% (1,131  ±237) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,131 Total veterans ±237 998 Male ±235 133 Female ±76

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