People QuickFacts Washington County Maryland Population, 2012 estimate 149,180 5,884,563 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 147,430 5,773,552 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.2% 1.9% Population, 2010 147,430 5,773,552 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.0% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.6% 23.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 14.4% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.2% 51.6%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 85.6% 61.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 10.2% 30.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.3% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5% 5.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.4% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.6% 8.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 82.7% 54.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.3% 86.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.5% 13.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 6.7% 16.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 84.2% 88.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 19.0% 36.1% Veterans, 2007-2011 12,478 443,652 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 28.2 31.7  Housing units, 2011 60,819 2,391,350 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.8% 68.7% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 19.9% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $230,500 $319,800 Households, 2007-2011 55,485 2,128,377 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.53 2.63 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $26,392 $35,751 Median household income, 2007-2011 $53,180 $72,419 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 11.2% 9.0%     Business QuickFacts Washington County Maryland Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 3,489 134,579 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 55,216 2,075,507 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -5.8 0.8 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 8,144 424,163  Total number of firms, 2007 11,240 528,112 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.9% 19.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.1% 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.0% 32.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 2,448,692 41,456,097 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,265,253 51,276,797 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,463,271 75,664,186 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,988 $13,429 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 229,661 10,758,428 Building permits, 2011 168 13,481     Geography QuickFacts Washington County Maryland Land area in square miles, 2010 457.78 9,707.24 Persons per square mile, 2010 322.1 594.8 FIPS Code 043 24 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area   (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