% String pageType = "Home"; %>
<% String incState = "Maryland"; %>
<% String incStateAbbrev = "MD"; %>
<% String incCounty = "Washington County"; %>
<%@ include file="includes/headerCounty.inc"%>
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People QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Maryland |
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Population, 2001 estimate |
133,197 | 5,375,156 |
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Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001 |
1.0% | 1.5% |
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Population, 2000 |
131,923 | 5,296,486 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
8.7% | 10.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000 |
57.4% | 55.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.8% | 83.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
14.6% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000 |
25.1 | 31.2 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
52,972 | 2,145,283 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.6% | 67.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.7% | 25.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$115,000 | $146,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
49,726 | 1,980,859 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.46 | 2.61 |
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Median household money income, 1999 |
$40,617 | $52,868 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,062 | $25,614 |
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Business QuickFacts |
Washington County |
Maryland |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 1999 |
3,246 | 127,431 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 1999 |
53,662 | 1,988,950 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
23.6% | 9.8% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 1999 |
6,125 | 307,535 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
1,924,487 | 36,505,948 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,220,539 | 46,428,206 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$9,589 | $9,116 |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 |
721 | 30,358 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
575,477 | 48,163,883 |
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Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
3,909 | 171,635 |