Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,410 | 100% |
English only | 18,546 | 90.9% |
Language other than English | 1,864 | 9.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 622 | 3.0% |
Spanish | 906 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 455 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 888 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 121 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 55 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 33 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 15 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,765 | 100% |
American | 1,511 | 6.9% |
Arab | 2 | 0.0% |
Czech | 670 | 3.1% |
Danish | 246 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 708 | 3.3% |
English | 1,704 | 7.8% |
French (except Basque) | 606 | 2.8% |
French Canadian | 42 | 0.2% |
German | 8,631 | 39.7% |
Greek | 6 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 6 | 0.0% |
Irish | 3,407 | 15.7% |
Italian | 345 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 596 | 2.7% |
Polish | 411 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 139 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 392 | 1.8% |
Scottish | 317 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 11 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 420 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 717 | 3.3% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 294 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 7 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,926 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,936 | 66.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,505 | 28.1% |
Married-couple family | 5,012 | 56.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,918 | 21.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 255 | 2.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 160 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 669 | 7.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 427 | 4.8% |
Nonfamily households | 2,990 | 33.5% |
Householder living alone | 2,548 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 1,303 | 14.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,722 | 30.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,665 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 21,417 | 100% |
Householder | 8,926 | 41.7% |
Spouse | 5,015 | 23.4% |
Child | 5,961 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 549 | 2.6% |
Nonrelatives | 966 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 546 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,382 | 100% |
Never married | 2,164 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 5,090 | 60.7% |
Separated | 38 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 273 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 817 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,898 | 100% |
Never married | 1,524 | 17.1% |
Now married, except separated | 5,233 | 58.8% |
Separated | 113 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,060 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 968 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 319 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 45 | 14.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 160 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 339 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 160 | 47.2% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 113 | 33.3% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 21 | 6.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 160 | 100% |
Who are female | 95 | 59.4% |
Who are married | 142 | 88.8% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,147 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 327 | 6.4% |
Kindergarten | 316 | 6.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,505 | 48.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,123 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 876 | 17.0% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,873 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 997 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 755 | 5.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,421 | 36.4% |
Some college, no degree | 3,175 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,551 | 10.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,142 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 832 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 20.0% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,322 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,647 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 21,457 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,515 | 11.7% |
Under 18 years | 5,440 | 100% |
With a disability | 169 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 12,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,200 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 3,539 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,146 | 32.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,530 | 100% |
Same house | 19,124 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,367 | 11.0% |
Same county | 1,169 | 5.4% |
Different county | 1,198 | 5.6% |
Same state | 856 | 4.0% |
Different state | 342 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 39 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,765 | 100% |
Native | 21,213 | 97.5% |
Born in United States | 21,113 | 97.0% |
State of residence | 16,718 | 76.8% |
Different state | 4,395 | 20.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 100 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 552 | 2.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 552 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 174 | 31.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 378 | 68.5% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 652 | 100% |
Native | 100 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 4 | 100% |
Entered before 2010 | 96 | 100% |
Foreign born | 552 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 546 | 98.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 552 | 100% |
Europe | 110 | 19.9% |
Asia | 65 | 11.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 3 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 363 | 65.8% |
Northern America | 11 | 2.0% |