Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 493,829 | 100% |
English only | 378,887 | 76.7% |
Language other than English | 114,942 | 23.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 48,000 | 9.7% |
Spanish | 60,444 | 12.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 28,899 | 5.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 20,155 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,710 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 30,218 | 6.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,074 | 2.6% |
Other languages | 4,125 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,317 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 531,818 | 100% |
American | 19,427 | 3.7% |
Arab | 3,846 | 0.7% |
Czech | 2,859 | 0.5% |
Danish | 5,635 | 1.1% |
Dutch | 13,294 | 2.5% |
English | 61,947 | 11.6% |
French (except Basque) | 15,826 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 2,965 | 0.6% |
German | 104,076 | 19.6% |
Greek | 1,857 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 1,956 | 0.4% |
Irish | 63,500 | 11.9% |
Italian | 20,951 | 3.9% |
Lithuanian | 763 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 20,687 | 3.9% |
Polish | 10,384 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 2,364 | 0.4% |
Russian | 6,733 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 7,171 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 16,340 | 3.1% |
Slovak | 428 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 4,179 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 16,735 | 3.1% |
Swiss | 4,620 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 2,078 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 5,216 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 551 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 200,160 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 134,176 | 67.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 67,115 | 33.5% |
Married-couple family | 106,035 | 53.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 50,832 | 25.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,980 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,996 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 20,161 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,287 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 65,984 | 33.0% |
Householder living alone | 50,308 | 25.1% |
65 years and over | 15,997 | 8.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 71,461 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 39,624 | 19.8% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 525,840 | 100% |
Householder | 200,160 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 106,021 | 20.2% |
Child | 159,700 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 25,922 | 4.9% |
Nonrelatives | 34,037 | 6.5% |
Unmarried partner | 13,167 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 203,640 | 100% |
Never married | 65,492 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 112,902 | 55.4% |
Separated | 3,014 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 3,467 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 18,765 | 9.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 214,785 | 100% |
Never married | 54,441 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 112,196 | 52.2% |
Separated | 3,595 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 14,248 | 6.6% |
Divorced | 30,305 | 14.1% |
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 | 8,445 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,895 | 22.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,805 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,998 | 25.6% |
Less than 1 year | 516 | 6.6% |
1 or 2 years | 483 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 312 | 4.0% |
5 or more years | 687 | 8.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,998 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,334 | 66.8% |
Who are married | 1,324 | 66.3% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 141,715 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 9,237 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 7,791 | 5.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 59,599 | 42.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 29,336 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 35,752 | 25.2% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 352,358 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 15,429 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,312 | 4.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 66,455 | 18.9% |
Some college, no degree | 84,490 | 24.0% |
Associate's degree | 29,585 | 8.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 90,159 | 25.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 48,928 | 13.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 39.5% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 396,105 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 34,054 | 8.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 528,583 | 100% |
With a disability | 49,307 | 9.3% |
Under 18 years | 135,316 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,601 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 339,904 | 100% |
With a disability | 26,395 | 7.8% |
65 years and over | 53,363 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,311 | 34.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 524,089 | 100% |
Same house | 434,412 | 82.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 85,913 | 16.4% |
Same county | 50,267 | 9.6% |
Different county | 35,646 | 6.8% |
Same state | 17,482 | 3.3% |
Different state | 18,164 | 3.5% |
Abroad | 3,764 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 531,818 | 100% |
Native | 441,782 | 83.1% |
Born in United States | 435,864 | 82.0% |
State of residence | 226,690 | 42.6% |
Different state | 209,174 | 39.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,918 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 90,036 | 16.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 90,036 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 35,879 | 39.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 54,157 | 60.2% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 95,954 | 100% |
Native | 5,918 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 149 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,769 | 97.5% |
Foreign born | 90,036 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 2,129 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 87,907 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 90,036 | 100% |
Europe | 10,153 | 11.3% |
Asia | 35,707 | 39.7% |
Africa | 2,729 | 3.0% |
Oceania | 1,214 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 37,298 | 41.4% |
Northern America | 2,935 | 3.3% |