People QuickFacts Washington County Tennessee Population, 2012 estimate 125,094 6,456,243 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 122,979 6,346,113 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 1.7% 1.7% Population, 2010 122,979 6,346,105 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.4% 6.3% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.9% 23.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.7% 13.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 51.1% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 92.6% 79.5% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 4.2% 16.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.2% 1.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.5% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.0% 4.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 90.0% 75.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.9% 84.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.4% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.6% 6.4% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.1% 83.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 28.2% 23.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 11,873 501,665 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.9 24.0  Housing units, 2011 57,962 2,829,025 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 66.4% 69.0% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 21.8% 18.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $142,900 $137,200 Households, 2007-2011 50,523 2,457,997 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.32 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $24,742 $24,197 Median household income, 2007-2011 $42,104 $43,989 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 17.3% 16.9%     Business QuickFacts Washington County Tennessee Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 2,814 129,489 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 49,087 2,300,542 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 -0.3% 1.6% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 7,645 465,545  Total number of firms, 2007 10,153 545,348 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 8.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 1.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.7% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,577,657 140,447,760 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,090,845 80,116,528 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,869,147 77,547,291 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,014 $12,563 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 247,065 10,626,759 Building permits, 2012 490 20,147     Geography QuickFacts Washington County Tennessee Land area in square miles, 2010 326.47 41,234.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 376.7 153.9 FIPS Code 179 47 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Johnson City, TN 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