Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 116,221 | 100% |
English only | 110,908 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 5,313 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,676 | 1.4% |
Spanish | 2,977 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,141 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,502 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 274 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 520 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 219 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 314 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,840 | 100% |
American | 37,080 | 30.2% |
Arab | 179 | 0.1% |
Czech | 201 | 0.2% |
Danish | 128 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,459 | 1.2% |
English | 15,291 | 12.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,012 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 194 | 0.2% |
German | 14,336 | 11.7% |
Greek | 221 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 154 | 0.1% |
Irish | 13,053 | 10.6% |
Italian | 2,019 | 1.6% |
Lithuanian | 102 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 488 | 0.4% |
Polish | 950 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 167 | 0.1% |
Russian | 308 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,773 | 3.1% |
Scottish | 3,583 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 51 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 562 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 733 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 155 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 111 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 620 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 39 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 51,260 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 32,756 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,876 | 25.1% |
Married-couple family | 24,991 | 48.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,701 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,335 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,271 | 2.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,430 | 10.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,904 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 18,504 | 36.1% |
Householder living alone | 14,903 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 5,020 | 9.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,224 | 27.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 13,355 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 118,421 | 100% |
Householder | 51,260 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 24,948 | 21.1% |
Child | 30,258 | 25.6% |
Other relatives | 5,519 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 6,436 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 2,965 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 49,553 | 100% |
Never married | 15,258 | 30.8% |
Now married, except separated | 26,105 | 52.7% |
Separated | 904 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,574 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 5,712 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 52,722 | 100% |
Never married | 12,840 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 26,538 | 50.3% |
Separated | 855 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 5,654 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 6,835 | 13.0% |
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 | 1,288 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 411 | 31.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 16 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,211 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 981 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 181 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 256 | 11.6% |
3 or 4 years | 286 | 12.9% |
5 or more years | 258 | 11.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 981 | 100% |
Who are female | 640 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 746 | 76.0% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,134 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,658 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,118 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,421 | 35.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,754 | 17.9% |
College or graduate school | 12,183 | 37.9% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 84,102 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,656 | 5.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,388 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 24,410 | 29.0% |
Some college, no degree | 18,459 | 21.9% |
Associate's degree | 4,852 | 5.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 15,006 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,331 | 11.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.9% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 97,880 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 11,787 | 12.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 121,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,672 | 16.2% |
Under 18 years | 24,760 | 100% |
With a disability | 984 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 78,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,091 | 14.1% |
65 years and over | 17,968 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,597 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 121,493 | 100% |
Same house | 101,568 | 83.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,401 | 16.0% |
Same county | 11,164 | 9.2% |
Different county | 8,237 | 6.8% |
Same state | 4,560 | 3.8% |
Different state | 3,677 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 524 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,840 | 100% |
Native | 118,688 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 117,751 | 95.9% |
State of residence | 74,447 | 60.6% |
Different state | 43,304 | 35.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 937 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 4,152 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,152 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,523 | 36.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,629 | 63.3% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,089 | 100% |
Native | 937 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 937 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,152 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 128 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,024 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,152 | 100% |
Europe | 676 | 16.3% |
Asia | 1,138 | 27.4% |
Africa | 495 | 11.9% |
Oceania | 20 | 0.5% |
Latin America | 1,610 | 38.8% |
Northern America | 213 | 5.1% |