People QuickFacts Washington County Alabama Population, 2012 estimate 17,109 4,822,023 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,586 4,779,745 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -2.7% 0.9% Population, 2010 17,581 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.7% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 24.8% 23.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.1% 14.0% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.7% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 66.0% 70.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 25.1% 26.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 7.6% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.1% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.0% 4.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 65.4% 66.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 92.1% 84.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.5% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 1.4% 5.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 80.7% 81.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 10.1% 22.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,097 403,982 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 31.8 24.0  Housing units, 2011 8,408 2,182,088 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 85.0% 70.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 1.9% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $85,600 $120,800 Households, 2007-2011 6,489 1,831,269 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.67 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $19,836 $23,483 Median household income, 2007-2011 $40,286 $42,934 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.4% 17.6%     Business QuickFacts Washington County Alabama Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 225 99,251 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 3,536 1,568,111 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 3.8 -5.1 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,133 320,605  Total number of firms, 2007 1,288 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,153,449 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 32,856 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 76,343 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,458 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 6,426,342 Building permits, 2011 0 11,667     Geography QuickFacts Washington County Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 1,080.21 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 16.3 94.4 FIPS Code 129 01 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts