Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 127,043 | 100% |
English only | 116,221 | 91.5% |
Language other than English | 10,822 | 8.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,466 | 3.5% |
Spanish | 7,856 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,767 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,186 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 324 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,357 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 305 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 423 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 70 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,484 | 100% |
American | 7,785 | 5.6% |
Arab | 131 | 0.1% |
Czech | 694 | 0.5% |
Danish | 6,625 | 4.7% |
Dutch | 3,201 | 2.3% |
English | 43,187 | 31.0% |
French (except Basque) | 3,233 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 550 | 0.4% |
German | 18,173 | 13.0% |
Greek | 353 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 428 | 0.3% |
Irish | 11,975 | 8.6% |
Italian | 3,462 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 148 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3,521 | 2.5% |
Polish | 1,626 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 248 | 0.2% |
Russian | 492 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,498 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 5,858 | 4.2% |
Slovak | 153 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 109 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 5,859 | 4.2% |
Swiss | 2,489 | 1.8% |
Ukrainian | 101 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 2,787 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 64 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 46,526 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 35,648 | 76.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,241 | 32.8% |
Married-couple family | 30,302 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,992 | 25.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,473 | 3.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 757 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,873 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,492 | 5.4% |
Nonfamily households | 10,878 | 23.4% |
Householder living alone | 8,754 | 18.8% |
65 years and over | 4,240 | 9.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 16,601 | 35.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 15,616 | 33.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 137,731 | 100% |
Householder | 46,526 | 33.8% |
Spouse | 30,333 | 22.0% |
Child | 47,493 | 34.5% |
Other relatives | 7,065 | 5.1% |
Nonrelatives | 6,314 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,387 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 50,634 | 100% |
Never married | 13,287 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 31,724 | 62.7% |
Separated | 525 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 1,085 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 4,013 | 7.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 53,229 | 100% |
Never married | 10,494 | 19.7% |
Now married, except separated | 32,773 | 61.6% |
Separated | 909 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 4,031 | 7.6% |
Divorced | 5,022 | 9.4% |
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 | 2,373 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 342 | 14.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 11 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 151 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,206 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 852 | 38.6% |
Less than 1 year | 304 | 13.8% |
1 or 2 years | 160 | 7.3% |
3 or 4 years | 128 | 5.8% |
5 or more years | 260 | 11.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 852 | 100% |
Who are female | 418 | 49.1% |
Who are married | 769 | 90.3% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 41,816 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,637 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 2,342 | 5.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,059 | 43.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,547 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 10,231 | 24.5% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 84,113 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,577 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,741 | 5.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 22,223 | 26.4% |
Some college, no degree | 25,278 | 30.1% |
Associate's degree | 7,967 | 9.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,072 | 16.7% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,255 | 8.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 25.4% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 97,496 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,809 | 11.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 138,368 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,106 | 10.9% |
Under 18 years | 41,634 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,279 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 72,850 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,341 | 8.7% |
65 years and over | 23,884 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,486 | 31.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 137,078 | 100% |
Same house | 111,201 | 81.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 24,995 | 18.2% |
Same county | 16,161 | 11.8% |
Different county | 8,834 | 6.4% |
Same state | 3,924 | 2.9% |
Different state | 4,910 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 882 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 139,484 | 100% |
Native | 131,312 | 94.1% |
Born in United States | 130,554 | 93.6% |
State of residence | 78,151 | 56.0% |
Different state | 52,403 | 37.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 758 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 8,172 | 5.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 8,172 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,889 | 35.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 5,283 | 64.6% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,930 | 100% |
Native | 758 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 43 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 715 | 94.3% |
Foreign born | 8,172 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 96 | 1.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 8,076 | 98.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 8,172 | 100% |
Europe | 1,046 | 12.8% |
Asia | 575 | 7.0% |
Africa | 61 | 0.7% |
Oceania | 638 | 7.8% |
Latin America | 5,233 | 64.0% |
Northern America | 619 | 7.6% |