Washington County, Maryland Demographics

Washington County is 3rd in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Washington County is 5th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Washington County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White

Washington County is 6th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Washington County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Race - Two or More

Washington County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Size in square miles

Washington County is 8th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Washington County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Income below poverty line

Washington County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Washington County is 9th in Maryland out of 24 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Size Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Current population (2012)	149,180	11th	5,884,563	313,914,040
Size in square miles	457.8	8th	9,707.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	322.1	11th	594.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	14th	6.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.4%	14th	22.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.9%	9th	13.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	84.2%	20th	88.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	19.0%	19th	36.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Race - White	85.2%	6th	60.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	10.4%	18th	30.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	19th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	13th	6.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	3rd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	8th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	16th	8.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	82.2%	6th	53.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Female residents	48.9%	22nd	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	13th	13.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Housing units	60,819	10th	2,391,350	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.9%	8th	25.4%	25.9%
Households	55,485	10th	2,128,377	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.8%	20th	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$230,500	18th	$319,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	15th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	167	17th	15,217	829,658

Income Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Income per capita	$26,392	17th	$35,751	$27,915
Income per household	$53,180	18th	$72,419	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.2%	9th	9.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Maryland	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,425	10th	133,248	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	55,501	9th	2,104,022	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	11,240	10th	528,112	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,463,271	9th	$75,664,186	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$16,988	5th	$13,429	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$229,661	11th	$10,758,428	$613,795,732