Washington County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Washington County is 11th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home ownership rate

Washington County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Washington County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 14,598 76th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 562.6 44th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 26.2 87th 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 4.7% 97th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.2% 75th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.9% 44th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.1% 56th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.1% 42nd 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 97.8% 25th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.8% 68th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 101st 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 72nd 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 13th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 70th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.5% 73rd 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.4% 25th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 49.6% 80th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.7% 96th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 6,541 77th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 4.9% 100th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 6,013 76th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 81.8% 11th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $104,400 39th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 54th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 27 50th 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $25,177 38th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $53,036 22nd $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.4% 88th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Washington County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 379 64th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 5,602 56th 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 0 100th 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $197,317 57th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,400 13th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $12,325 65th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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