| | People QuickFacts | Washington County | Maryland |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 149,180 | 5,884,563 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 147,430 | 5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.2% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 147,430 | 5,773,552 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.0% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.6% | 23.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.4% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.2% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 85.6% | 61.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 10.2% | 30.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.5% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.4% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 3.6% | 8.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 82.7% | 54.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 85.3% | 86.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.5% | 13.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 6.7% | 16.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 84.2% | 88.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.0% | 36.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 12,478 | 443,652 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 28.2 | 31.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 60,819 | 2,391,350 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 66.8% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 19.9% | 25.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $230,500 | $319,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 55,485 | 2,128,377 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.53 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $26,392 | $35,751 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $53,180 | $72,419 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.2% | 9.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Washington County | Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 3,425 | 133,2481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 55,501 | 2,104,0221 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.5% | 1.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 8,144 | 424,163 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 11,240 | 528,112 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | 19.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.1% | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.0% | 32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,448,692 | 41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,265,253 | 51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,463,271 | 75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,988 | $13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 229,661 | 10,758,428 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 167 | 15,217 |