Language Spoken At Home in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 56,398 | 100% |
English only | 54,090 | 95.9% |
Language other than English | 2,308 | 4.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 503 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 485 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,390 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 343 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 338 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 78 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 95 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,462 | 100% |
American | 2,838 | 4.8% |
Arab | 270 | 0.5% |
Czech | 199 | 0.3% |
Danish | 310 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 660 | 1.1% |
English | 9,592 | 16.1% |
French (except Basque) | 6,700 | 11.3% |
French Canadian | 5,122 | 8.6% |
German | 5,281 | 8.9% |
Greek | 203 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 253 | 0.4% |
Irish | 8,580 | 14.4% |
Italian | 4,514 | 7.6% |
Lithuanian | 172 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 534 | 0.9% |
Polish | 1,440 | 2.4% |
Portuguese | 129 | 0.2% |
Russian | 779 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 982 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 3,062 | 5.1% |
Slovak | 96 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 84 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 915 | 1.5% |
Swiss | 220 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 125 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 608 | 1.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 69 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 24,706 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,107 | 61.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,598 | 26.7% |
Married-couple family | 11,557 | 46.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,307 | 17.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,032 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 651 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,518 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,640 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 9,599 | 38.9% |
Householder living alone | 7,459 | 30.2% |
65 years and over | 2,539 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,018 | 28.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,998 | 24.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 56,770 | 100% |
Householder | 24,706 | 43.5% |
Spouse | 11,609 | 20.4% |
Child | 14,761 | 26.0% |
Other relatives | 1,555 | 2.7% |
Nonrelatives | 4,139 | 7.3% |
Unmarried partner | 2,051 | 3.6% |
Marital Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 24,293 | 100% |
Never married | 7,901 | 32.5% |
Now married, except separated | 12,201 | 50.2% |
Separated | 326 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 609 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 3,256 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,294 | 100% |
Never married | 6,402 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 11,954 | 47.3% |
Separated | 536 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 2,147 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 4,255 | 16.8% |
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 | 486 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 195 | 40.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 26 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 4 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 67 | 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 | 594 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 168 | 28.3% |
Less than 1 year | 42 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 114 | 19.2% |
3 or 4 years | 6 | 1.0% |
5 or more years | 6 | 1.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 168 | 100% |
Who are female | 110 | 65.5% |
Who are married | 117 | 69.6% |
School Enrollment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,258 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 721 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 596 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,425 | 38.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,035 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 4,481 | 31.4% |
Educational Attainment in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 41,716 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 985 | 2.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,939 | 4.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,950 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 7,258 | 17.4% |
Associate's degree | 3,696 | 8.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 9,335 | 22.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,553 | 15.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.1% |
Veteran Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 47,164 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,842 | 10.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 58,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,872 | 11.7% |
Under 18 years | 12,185 | 100% |
With a disability | 509 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 38,435 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,589 | 9.3% |
65 years and over | 8,261 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,774 | 33.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 59,062 | 100% |
Same house | 52,446 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,442 | 10.9% |
Same county | 3,365 | 5.7% |
Different county | 3,077 | 5.2% |
Same state | 1,330 | 2.3% |
Different state | 1,747 | 3.0% |
Abroad | 174 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 59,462 | 100% |
Native | 57,618 | 96.9% |
Born in United States | 56,890 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 32,664 | 54.9% |
Different state | 24,226 | 40.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 728 | 1.2% |
Foreign born | 1,844 | 3.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,844 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,246 | 67.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 598 | 32.4% |
Year of Entry in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,572 | 100% |
Native | 728 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 728 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,844 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,826 | 99.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Washington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,844 | 100% |
Europe | 681 | 36.9% |
Asia | 420 | 22.8% |
Africa | 52 | 2.8% |
Oceania | 13 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 174 | 9.4% |
Northern America | 504 | 27.3% |