Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 223,434 | 100% |
English only | 203,023 | 90.9% |
Language other than English | 20,411 | 9.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,852 | 3.1% |
Spanish | 5,820 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,987 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,837 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 875 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 8,628 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,588 | 1.6% |
Other languages | 2,126 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 402 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 238,721 | 100% |
American | 8,414 | 3.5% |
Arab | 1,389 | 0.6% |
Czech | 3,605 | 1.5% |
Danish | 3,032 | 1.3% |
Dutch | 3,444 | 1.4% |
English | 17,452 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 11,751 | 4.9% |
French Canadian | 3,476 | 1.5% |
German | 92,006 | 38.5% |
Greek | 433 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 664 | 0.3% |
Irish | 34,463 | 14.4% |
Italian | 10,683 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 293 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 31,103 | 13.0% |
Polish | 13,450 | 5.6% |
Portuguese | 154 | 0.1% |
Russian | 1,947 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,320 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 3,160 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 324 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,787 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 23,412 | 9.8% |
Swiss | 1,714 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 744 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 925 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 160 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 88,216 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 65,144 | 73.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 32,527 | 36.9% |
Married-couple family | 53,812 | 61.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 25,140 | 28.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,053 | 3.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,760 | 2.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,279 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,627 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 23,072 | 26.2% |
Householder living alone | 18,652 | 21.1% |
65 years and over | 6,801 | 7.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 34,111 | 38.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 17,862 | 20.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 236,096 | 100% |
Householder | 88,216 | 37.4% |
Spouse | 53,788 | 22.8% |
Child | 78,144 | 33.1% |
Other relatives | 6,797 | 2.9% |
Nonrelatives | 9,151 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 4,888 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 91,860 | 100% |
Never married | 27,157 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 55,379 | 60.3% |
Separated | 570 | 0.6% |
Widowed | 1,606 | 1.7% |
Divorced | 7,148 | 7.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 95,137 | 100% |
Never married | 22,204 | 23.3% |
Now married, except separated | 55,720 | 58.6% |
Separated | 1,167 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 6,089 | 6.4% |
Divorced | 9,957 | 10.5% |
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 | 3,522 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 774 | 22.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 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 | 3,059 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,235 | 40.4% |
Less than 1 year | 376 | 12.3% |
1 or 2 years | 207 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 172 | 5.6% |
5 or more years | 480 | 15.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,235 | 100% |
Who are female | 709 | 57.4% |
Who are married | 1,024 | 82.9% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 68,078 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,927 | 7.2% |
Kindergarten | 3,345 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 29,366 | 43.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 15,732 | 23.1% |
College or graduate school | 14,708 | 21.6% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 157,894 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,209 | 1.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,343 | 2.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 36,792 | 23.3% |
Some college, no degree | 34,404 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 16,863 | 10.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 42,260 | 26.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 21,023 | 13.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 95.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 40.1% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 175,280 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,798 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 236,674 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,029 | 7.6% |
Under 18 years | 63,248 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,059 | 3.3% |
18 to 64 years | 148,579 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,849 | 6.0% |
65 years and over | 24,847 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,121 | 28.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 236,146 | 100% |
Same house | 212,955 | 90.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 22,445 | 9.5% |
Same county | 9,145 | 3.9% |
Different county | 13,300 | 5.6% |
Same state | 9,649 | 4.1% |
Different state | 3,651 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 746 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 238,721 | 100% |
Native | 224,399 | 94.0% |
Born in United States | 223,077 | 93.4% |
State of residence | 166,821 | 69.9% |
Different state | 56,256 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,322 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 14,322 | 6.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 14,322 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,522 | 59.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,800 | 40.5% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 15,644 | 100% |
Native | 1,322 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 7 | 0.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,315 | 99.5% |
Foreign born | 14,322 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 279 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 14,043 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 14,322 | 100% |
Europe | 1,928 | 13.5% |
Asia | 7,483 | 52.2% |
Africa | 2,048 | 14.3% |
Oceania | 80 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 2,237 | 15.6% |
Northern America | 546 | 3.8% |