Nationwide Claims to Fame

Washington County is 16th out of 3,143 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Statewide Claims to Fame

Washington County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Washington County is 3rd in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Home median value

Washington County is 3rd in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Income per capita

Washington County is 3rd in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Income per household

Washington County is 4th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Washington County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Washington County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Current population (2012)

Washington County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Households

Washington County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Washington County is 5th in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Main Cities Within Washington County, Minnesota

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Current population (2012) 244,088 5th 5,379,139 313,914,040
Size in square miles 384.3 84th 79,626.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 619.7 5th 66.6 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 41st 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.6% 9th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 11.7% 81st 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 95.9% 1st 91.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 40.0% 4th 31.8% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Race - White 88.2% 74th 86.5% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 4.0% 6th 5.5% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 47th 1.3% 1.2%
Race - Asian 5.3% 6th 4.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 44th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.0% 19th 2.2% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.6% 36th 4.9% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 85.0% 73rd 82.4% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Female residents 50.5% 19th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.0% 12th 7.1% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Housing units 93,077 6th 2,354,034 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 13.8% 33rd 21.6% 25.9%
Households 87,446 5th 2,094,265 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 83.0% 12th 73.6% 66.1%
Home median value $257,200 3rd $201,400 $186,200
People per household 2.7 8th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 828 5th 16,095 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Income per capita $36,786 3rd $30,310 $27,915
Income per household $79,571 3rd $58,476 $52,762
Income below poverty line 5.7% 84th 11.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Washington County Rank Minnesota US
Non-farm private establishments 5,313 6th 144,606 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 67,716 8th 2,393,746 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 20,974 5th 496,657 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,690,704 6th $71,384,103 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,886 31st $13,751 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $340,899 7th $10,423,660 $613,795,732

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