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People QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Arkansas |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
186,521 | 2,810,872 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
18.2% | 5.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
157,715 | 2,673,400 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
8.2% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
25.8% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
9.4% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
49.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
90.9% | 81.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
3.1% | 15.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.5% | 0.8% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
2.1% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.8% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.7% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
12.9% | 5.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
78.6% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.9% | 53.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.4% | 2.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.5% | 5.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.5% | 75.3% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
24.5% | 16.7% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
25,997 | 576,471 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.7 | 21.9 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
79,921 | 1,273,615 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.5% | 69.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
25.0% | 13.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$90,100 | $72,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
60,151 | 1,042,696 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.49 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$38,385 | $35,295 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,347 | $16,904 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
12.8% | 15.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Arkansas |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
5,007 | 66,0391 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
80,968 | 1,017,4241 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
13.6% | 2.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
13,501 | 186,786 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
14,435 | 209,010 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 4.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.4% | 1.0% |
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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 |
1.8% | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.5% | 23.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
2,891,210 | 46,721,413 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 34,470,795 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,142,085 | 25,611,630 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,938 | $9,459 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
262,849 | 2,766,905 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
2,260 | 13,885 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
748,156 | 19,488,8221 |