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People QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Rhode Island |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
127,561 | 1,067,610 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
3.2% | 1.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
123,546 | 1,048,319 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.8% | 5.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
20.8% | 22.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.4% | 13.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
94.7% | 88.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.1% | 6.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.9% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.9% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.4% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
1.9% | 11.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
93.1% | 79.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.5% | 58.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.2% | 11.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
7.9% | 20.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.6% | 78.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
35.5% | 25.6% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
17,808 | 195,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
24.7 | 22.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
60,432 | 449,582 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
72.8% | 60.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
17.9% | 41.2% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$158,600 | $133,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
46,907 | 408,424 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.52 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$59,494 | $47,037 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,530 | $21,688 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
6.5% | 11.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Rhode Island |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
3,946 | 30,3311 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
42,669 | 442,2911 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
18.9% | 6.5%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
10,624 | 69,316 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
13,088 | 87,446 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 3.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 26.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,674,620 | 10,818,058 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
482,865 | 8,566,430 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,460,470 | 10,342,351 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,517 | $9,676 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
230,102 | 1,731,799 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
633 | 2,370 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
709,234 | 8,245,2111 |
