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People QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
143,748 | 5,615,727 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
9.0% | 6.0% |
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Population, 2000 |
131,923 | 5,296,486 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.9% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
22.0% | 24.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.7% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.1% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
87.9% | 63.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
9.3% | 29.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.3% | 4.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.2% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.1% | 6.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
86.1% | 58.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.4% | 55.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 9.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.2% | 12.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.8% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.6% | 31.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
22,685 | 854,345 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.1 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
59,750 | 2,300,567 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.6% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.7% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,000 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
49,726 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.61 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$45,344 | $57,019 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,062 | $25,614 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
10.1% | 9.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
3,488 | 138,4811 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
61,278 | 2,167,9991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
4.6% | 5.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
7,939 | 400,007 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,399 | 443,540 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 15.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 5.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.2% | 31.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,427,510 | 36,363,340 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,278,754 | 60,679,602 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,762,461 | 60,039,971 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$13,076 | $11,034 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
168,252 | 7,832,268 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
908 | 23,262 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
721,736 | 64,725,9241 |