Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,049 | 100% |
English only | 18,640 | 97.9% |
Language other than English | 409 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 109 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 282 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 81 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 14 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 23 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 23 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,201 | 100% |
American | 790 | 3.9% |
Arab | 34 | 0.2% |
Czech | 904 | 4.5% |
Danish | 2,184 | 10.8% |
Dutch | 648 | 3.2% |
English | 2,179 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 681 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 17 | 0.1% |
German | 8,820 | 43.7% |
Greek | 26 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 26 | 0.1% |
Irish | 2,988 | 14.8% |
Italian | 745 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 41 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 546 | 2.7% |
Polish | 601 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 29 | 0.1% |
Russian | 58 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 218 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 373 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 1,415 | 7.0% |
Swiss | 86 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 3 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 93 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 6 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,596 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,440 | 71.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,343 | 30.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,858 | 64.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,938 | 25.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 172 | 2.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 143 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 410 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 262 | 3.4% |
Nonfamily households | 2,156 | 28.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,824 | 24.0% |
65 years and over | 819 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,458 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,942 | 25.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,564 | 100% |
Householder | 7,596 | 38.8% |
Spouse | 4,847 | 24.8% |
Child | 6,050 | 30.9% |
Other relatives | 481 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 590 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 345 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,919 | 100% |
Never married | 2,249 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 4,960 | 62.6% |
Separated | 58 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 156 | 2.0% |
Divorced | 496 | 6.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,261 | 100% |
Never married | 1,667 | 20.2% |
Now married, except separated | 5,073 | 61.4% |
Separated | 87 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 747 | 9.0% |
Divorced | 687 | 8.3% |
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 | 273 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 107 | 39.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 18 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 147 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 220 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 128 | 58.2% |
Less than 1 year | 26 | 11.8% |
1 or 2 years | 59 | 26.8% |
3 or 4 years | 19 | 8.6% |
5 or more years | 24 | 10.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 128 | 100% |
Who are female | 64 | 50.0% |
Who are married | 128 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,595 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 331 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 203 | 3.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,413 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,317 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 1,331 | 23.8% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,476 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 156 | 1.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 585 | 4.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,644 | 34.5% |
Some college, no degree | 3,012 | 22.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,172 | 8.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,898 | 21.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,009 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.0% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 15,220 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,732 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,921 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,923 | 9.7% |
Under 18 years | 4,969 | 100% |
With a disability | 158 | 3.2% |
18 to 64 years | 12,259 | 100% |
With a disability | 950 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 2,693 | 100% |
With a disability | 815 | 30.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,008 | 100% |
Same house | 17,695 | 88.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,305 | 11.5% |
Same county | 1,254 | 6.3% |
Different county | 1,051 | 5.3% |
Same state | 627 | 3.1% |
Different state | 424 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 8 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,201 | 100% |
Native | 19,968 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 19,899 | 98.5% |
State of residence | 14,470 | 71.6% |
Different state | 5,429 | 26.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 69 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 233 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 233 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 148 | 63.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 85 | 36.5% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 302 | 100% |
Native | 69 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 69 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 233 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 233 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 233 | 100% |
Europe | 63 | 27.0% |
Asia | 17 | 7.3% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 98 | 42.1% |
Northern America | 55 | 23.6% |