2022 population: 155,590 ( 8,160 from 2010 , 881 from 2020)
Land area: 457.8 square miles
Population density: 339.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	116,273	74.73%	5.3%
Black:	19,738	12.69%	42.7%
Indian:	269	0.17%	10.2%
Asian:	3,253	2.09%	54.7%
2+ races:	4,829	3.10%	51.2%
Hispanic:	11,228	7.22%	120.0%

Total non-White:	39,317	25.27%	59.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,770	12.2
Deaths:	4,336	14.0
Net Migration:	1,158	3.7
Net Immigration:	247	0.8

Change in White population:	-6,475	-4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,635	9.9

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
147,430
122,748	83.26%
13,836	9.38%
244	0.17%
2,103	1.43%
3,194	2.17%
5,104	3.46%
24,682	16.74%

2000
131,923
117,518	89.08%
10,150	7.69%
223	0.17%
1,095	0.83%
1,217	0.92%
1,570	1.19%
14,405	10.92%

1990
121,393
112,449	92.63%
7,302	6.02%
227	0.19%
683	0.56%
n/a
732	0.60%
8,944	7.37%

1980
113,086
106,712	94.36%
4,997	4.42%
61	0.05%
505	0.45%
n/a
704	0.62%
6,374	5.64%

1970
103,829
99,512	95.84%
3,778	3.64%
45	0.04%
115	0.11%
n/a
313	0.30%
4,317	4.16%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
16,297	12.4
12,248	9.3
9,919	7.5
814	0.6

5,230	4.0
10,277	7.8

Number	Rate
1990's
16,037	13.2
11,911	9.8
2,017	1.7
562	0.5

5,069	4.2
5,461	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
14,848	13.1
10,722	9.5
4,929	4.4
n/a

5,737	5.1
2,570	2.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,505	3.4
n/a

7,200	6.9
2,057	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, MD

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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
40.9
33,537	21.6%
122,053	78.4%
27,391	17.6%

59,051
2.49

39,768	67.3%
28,476	71.6%
4,196	10.6%
19,283	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
33,779	22.9%
113,651	77.1%
21,104	14.3%

55,687
2.50

37,506	67.4%
28,186	75.2%
4,025	10.7%
18,181	32.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
30,918	23.4%
101,005	76.6%
18,694	14.2%

49,708
2.47

34,235	68.9%
27,575	80.5%
2,960	8.6%
15,473	31.1%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
27,642	22.8%
93,751	77.2%
16,818	13.9%

44,671
2.54

32,581	72.9%
27,021	82.9%
2,360	7.2%
12,090	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.8
30,053	26.6%
83,033	73.4%
13,512	11.9%

39,861
2.71

30,404	76.3%
26,381	86.8%
1,731	5.7%
9,457	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,783	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,287	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,015	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,170	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,451	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,281	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,275	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,947	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,633	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,145	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,327	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,949	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,990	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,470	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,174	8.8%
$200,000 or more	5,154	8.7%

Median Household Income	73,017
Per Capita Income	36,528

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,313	5.6%
Public Assistance	1,959	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,077	17.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	62,615	68.3%
Unemployed	3,401	3.7%
In Armed Forces	302	0.3%

Total Labor Force	66,318	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	25,415	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,039	21,108	55.2%
Non-Profit	1,745	3,846	31.2%
Self-Employed	3,656	1,876	66.1%

Local Government	2,829	3,454	45.0%
State Government	1,299	1,324	49.5%
Federal Government	2,448	1,174	67.6%

Total Private + Self	29,695	22,984	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,321	9,798	45.9%
Total	38,016	32,782	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	17.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,861	15.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,010	21.2%
Professional, Technical	15,495	21.8%
Service Occupations	11,929	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	387	0.5%
All others	17,658	24.9%

White Collar		58.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	9,679	13.6%
Retail trade	8,950	12.6%
Construction	6,299	8.9%
Educational services	5,836	8.2%
Public administration	5,459	7.7%
Manufacturing	5,373	7.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,995	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,823	6.8%
Accommodation and food services	3,873	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,280	4.6%
Other services	3,105	4.4%
Finance and insurance	2,567	3.6%
Wholesale trade	1,628	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,222	1.7%
Information	1,041	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	923	1.3%
Utilities	854	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	759	1.1%
Management	230	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	57	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,002	1.29%
Puerto Rican	2,186	1.41%
Cuban	209	0.14%
Dominican	1,075	0.70%

Total Central American	2,616	1.69%
Costa Rican	44	0.03%
Guatemalan	491	0.32%
Honduran	435	0.28%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	417	0.27%
Salvadoran	1,204	0.78%
Other Central American	15	0.01%

Total South American	1,004	0.65%
Argentinean	117	0.08%
Bolivian	150	0.10%
Chilean	4	0.00%
Colombian	226	0.15%
Ecuadorian	149	0.10%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	251	0.16%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	88	0.06%
Other South American	19	0.01%

Other Hispanic	538	0.35%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	598	0.39%
Indian	506	0.33%
Filipino	402	0.26%
Korean	171	0.11%
Vietnamese	68	0.04%
Cambodian	67	0.04%
Burmese	45	0.03%
Thai	27	0.02%
Indonesian	17	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	134,096	91.8%
Spanish	7,037	4.8%
Other Indo-European	1,334	0.9%
Other	985	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	565	0.4%
German, other Germanic	449	0.3%
Chinese	448	0.3%
Tagalog	271	0.2%
Other Asian	240	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	35,677	23.1%
Irish	16,742	10.8%
English	16,078	10.4%
American	8,519	5.5%
Italian	6,205	4.0%
Polish	3,251	2.1%
Scottish	2,941	1.9%
French	2,628	1.7%
European	2,411	1.6%
African	1,521	1.0%
Dutch	1,265	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,150	0.7%
Swiss	1,083	0.7%
Welsh	938	0.6%
Norwegian	865	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	150,410	97.3%
Not a citizen	4,235	2.7%

Native	146,004	94.4%
Foreign-born	8,641	5.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,359	3.1%	9,164	8.5%	39,512	36.5%	31,349	29.0%	14,675	13.6%	10,199	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,359	3.1%
9-12 Years	9,164	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	39,512	36.5%
Some College	31,349	29.0%
Bach. Degree	14,675	13.6%
Grad Degree	10,199	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	60,312	56,397	3,915	6.5%	4.3%
1991	62,914	57,486	5,428	8.6%	5.9%
1992	64,078	58,277	5,801	9.1%	6.5%
1993	65,368	59,947	5,421	8.3%	6.0%
1994	64,961	60,526	4,435	6.8%	5.2%
1995	66,505	62,498	4,007	6.0%	5.0%
1996	69,013	65,402	3,611	5.2%	4.9%
1997	69,751	66,493	3,258	4.7%	4.8%
1998	68,844	66,079	2,765	4.0%	4.3%
1999	67,992	65,730	2,262	3.3%	3.5%

2000	66,087	63,693	2,394	3.6%	3.5%
2001	66,984	63,905	3,079	4.6%	4.2%
2002	67,953	64,385	3,568	5.3%	4.8%
2003	67,266	63,692	3,574	5.3%	4.8%
2004	66,674	63,423	3,251	4.9%	4.6%
2005	67,975	64,735	3,240	4.8%	4.5%
2006	68,813	65,497	3,316	4.8%	4.2%
2007	68,533	65,332	3,201	4.7%	3.7%
2008	68,316	64,286	4,030	5.9%	4.5%
2009	68,833	61,653	7,180	10.4%	7.6%

2010	75,930	68,493	7,437	9.8%	7.8%
2011	76,499	69,745	6,754	8.8%	7.3%
2012	77,183	71,224	5,959	7.7%	6.9%
2013	77,209	71,601	5,608	7.3%	6.5%
2014	76,367	71,498	4,869	6.4%	5.7%
2015	76,634	72,415	4,219	5.5%	5.0%
2016	75,300	71,575	3,725	4.9%	4.3%
2017	75,298	71,850	3,448	4.6%	4.1%
2018	74,713	71,527	3,186	4.3%	3.8%
2019	74,861	72,015	2,846	3.8%	3.5%

2020	72,703	67,799	4,904	6.7%	6.8%
2021	72,392	68,793	3,599	5.0%	5.3%
2022	72,276	69,875	2,401	3.3%	3.2%
2023	72,266	70,594	1,672	2.3%	2.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	63,701
Median Value	$262,400

Occupied	59,051	92.7%
Vacant	4,650	7.3%

Owned	38,615	65.4%
Rented	20,436	34.6%
Median Rent	$1,049

Single-Family Units	49,360	77.5%
Detached	39,383	61.8%
Attached	9,977	15.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8,096	12.7%
Mobile Homes	1,713	2.7%

Washington County, MD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, MD

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, MD

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, MD

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, MD