2022 population: 31,437 ( 1,419 from 2010 , 349 from 2020)
Land area: 2562.7 square miles
Population density: 12.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	27,858	88.62%	7.1%
Black:	200	0.64%	51.5%
Indian:	1,538	4.89%	3.0%
Asian:	171	0.54%	11.8%
2+ races:	694	2.21%	35.3%
Hispanic:	976	3.10%	115.9%

Total non-White:	3,579	11.38%	25.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	579	9.3
Deaths:	1,220	19.6
Net Migration:	941	15.1
Net Immigration:	35	0.6

Change in White population:	-2,140	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	721	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
32,856
29,998	91.30%
132	0.40%
1,586	4.83%
153	0.47%
513	1.56%
452	1.38%
2,858	8.70%

2000
33,941
31,640	93.22%
79	0.23%
1,489	4.39%
104	0.31%
347	1.02%
274	0.81%
2,301	6.78%

1990
35,308
33,564	95.06%
52	0.15%
1,440	4.08%
88	0.25%
n/a
164	0.46%
1,744	4.94%

1980
34,963
33,824	96.74%
25	0.07%
982	2.81%
44	0.13%
n/a
76	0.22%
1,139	3.26%

1970
29,859
29,012	97.16%
37	0.12%
627	2.10%
14	0.05%
n/a
156	0.52%
847	2.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,230	9.5
3,951	11.6
-1,044	-3.1
144	0.4

-1,642	-4.8
557	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
3,972	11.2
4,238	12.0
-13	-0.0
67	0.2

-1,924	-5.4
557	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
4,772	13.6
3,991	11.4
-447	-1.3
n/a

-260	-0.7
605	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,623	12.1
n/a

4,812	16.1
292	1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
48.6
5,840	18.6%
25,597	81.4%
7,874	25.0%

13,585
2.22

8,302	61.1%
6,134	73.9%
715	8.6%
5,283	38.9%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
6,564	20.0%
26,292	80.0%
6,426	19.6%

14,302
2.24

8,847	61.9%
6,742	76.2%
829	9.4%
5,455	38.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
7,769	22.9%
26,172	77.1%
5,867	17.3%

14,119
2.34

9,305	65.9%
7,453	80.1%
804	8.6%
4,814	34.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
9,039	25.6%
26,269	74.4%
5,699	16.1%

13,474
2.54

9,781	72.6%
7,910	80.9%
805	8.2%
3,693	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
10,158	29.1%
24,805	70.9%
5,081	14.5%

12,299
2.78

9,527	77.5%
8,143	85.5%
609	6.4%
2,772	22.5%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	851	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,197	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	786	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	655	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	735	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	580	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	614	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	550	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	697	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,055	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,282	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,683	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,095	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	742	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	614	4.5%
$200,000 or more	449	3.3%

Median Household Income	51,669
Per Capita Income	30,731

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,257	9.3%
Public Assistance	410	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,707	19.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	10,987	62.4%
Unemployed	853	4.8%
In Armed Forces	55	0.3%

Total Labor Force	11,895	67.5%
Not in Labor Force	5,725	32.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,121	3,172	49.6%
Non-Profit	449	1,057	29.8%
Self-Employed	1,933	610	76.0%

Local Government	377	800	32.0%
State Government	311	312	49.9%
Federal Government	318	246	56.4%

Total Private + Self	5,054	3,782	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,455	2,415	37.6%
Total	6,509	6,197	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,626	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,198	17.3%
Professional, Technical	2,512	19.7%
Service Occupations	2,374	18.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,077	8.5%
All others	4,027	31.6%

White Collar		49.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,177	17.1%
Educational services	1,515	11.9%
Retail trade	1,506	11.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,334	10.5%
Manufacturing	939	7.4%
Construction	880	6.9%
Public administration	808	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	624	4.9%
Other services	584	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	473	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	469	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	324	2.5%
Finance and insurance	322	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	195	1.5%
Wholesale trade	181	1.4%
Information	144	1.1%
Utilities	141	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	109	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	279	0.90%
Puerto Rican	262	0.84%
Cuban	93	0.30%
Dominican	54	0.17%

Total Central American	51	0.16%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	46	0.15%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	60	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	13	0.04%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	30	0.10%
Uruguayan	5	0.02%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	12	0.04%

Other Hispanic	70	0.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	49	0.16%
Chinese	35	0.11%
Vietnamese	15	0.05%
Korean	14	0.05%
Indian	7	0.02%
Cambodian	3	0.01%
Japanese	2	0.01%
Malaysian	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	28,063	94.6%
Other	633	2.1%
Spanish	490	1.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	246	0.8%
German, other Germanic	79	0.3%
Other Indo-European	48	0.2%
Tagalog	28	0.1%
Chinese	22	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	21	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	6,788	21.8%
Irish	4,093	13.2%
German	2,110	6.8%
American	1,940	6.2%
French	1,680	5.4%
Scottish	1,427	4.6%
Italian	1,196	3.8%
French Canadian	698	2.2%
Swedish	578	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	548	1.8%
Canadian	515	1.7%
Polish	437	1.4%
European	404	1.3%
Norwegian	273	0.9%
British	204	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	30,669	98.6%
Not a citizen	427	1.4%

Native	30,009	96.5%
Foreign-born	1,087	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
732	3.2%	1,354	5.9%	8,252	35.9%	7,007	30.4%	3,643	15.8%	2,024	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	732	3.2%
9-12 Years	1,354	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,252	35.9%
Some College	7,007	30.4%
Bach. Degree	3,643	15.8%
Grad Degree	2,024	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	15,515	14,329	1,186	7.6%	5.3%
1991	16,386	14,709	1,677	10.2%	7.8%
1992	16,555	14,893	1,662	10.0%	7.4%
1993	16,335	14,497	1,838	11.3%	6.8%
1994	15,984	14,190	1,794	11.2%	6.6%
1995	16,454	14,843	1,611	9.8%	5.9%
1996	16,667	15,050	1,617	9.7%	5.3%
1997	16,745	14,962	1,783	10.6%	5.2%
1998	16,280	14,718	1,562	9.6%	4.5%
1999	16,404	14,972	1,432	8.7%	4.0%

2000	15,790	14,858	932	5.9%	3.3%
2001	15,404	14,386	1,018	6.6%	3.8%
2002	15,287	14,072	1,215	7.9%	4.5%
2003	15,419	14,042	1,377	8.9%	5.1%
2004	15,045	13,898	1,147	7.6%	4.6%
2005	15,306	13,998	1,308	8.5%	4.9%
2006	15,177	14,005	1,172	7.7%	4.7%
2007	14,484	13,371	1,113	7.7%	4.7%
2008	14,507	13,298	1,209	8.3%	5.3%
2009	14,439	12,792	1,647	11.4%	8.4%

2010	15,017	13,339	1,678	11.2%	8.4%
2011	14,867	13,330	1,537	10.3%	7.7%
2012	14,686	13,230	1,456	9.9%	7.2%
2013	14,609	13,250	1,359	9.3%	6.7%
2014	14,412	13,248	1,164	8.1%	5.6%
2015	14,084	13,183	901	6.4%	4.4%
2016	14,042	13,268	774	5.5%	3.8%
2017	14,077	13,369	708	5.0%	3.4%
2018	13,892	13,258	634	4.6%	3.1%
2019	13,700	13,130	570	4.2%	2.7%

2020	13,408	12,575	833	6.2%	5.4%
2021	13,506	12,636	870	6.4%	4.6%
2022	13,244	12,679	565	4.3%	2.9%
2023	13,400	12,847	553	4.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	21,723
Median Value	$135,400

Occupied	13,585	62.5%
Vacant	8,138	37.5%

Owned	10,645	78.4%
Rented	2,940	21.6%
Median Rent	$687

Single-Family Units	17,525	80.7%
Detached	17,458	80.4%
Attached	67	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	771	3.5%
Mobile Homes	2,452	11.3%

Washington County, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, ME

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Washington County, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, ME

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, ME