| | People QuickFacts | Washington County | Vermont |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 59,465 | 626,011 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 59,535 | 625,741 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.1% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 59,534 | 625,741 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.1% | 5.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.2% | 20.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 14.9% | 15.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.6% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.3% | 95.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 1.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.9% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.7% | 1.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 94.8% | 94.2% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 88.5% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.7% | 5.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 93.0% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 38.2% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 5,017 | 51,981 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.4 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 30,081 | 324,389 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 72.8% | 71.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.3% | 23.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $203,100 | $213,000 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 24,728 | 256,711 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.29 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $28,992 | $28,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $57,163 | $53,422 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.3% | 11.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Washington County | Vermont |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 2,211 | 21,1901 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 25,932 | 264,2081 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -1.8% | 0.0%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 6,155 | 59,945 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,264 | 78,729 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | S |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.7% | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,011,871 | 10,751,461 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 5,121,694 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 946,580 | 9,310,119 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $16,125 | $15,005 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 118,956 | 1,367,630 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 100 | 1,301 |