Washington city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 14,769 ( 787 from 2010 )
Land area: 9.5 square miles
Population density: 1556.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,581	91.96%	1.9%
Black:	23	0.16%	75.3%
Indian:	11	0.07%	35.3%
Asian:	22	0.15%	74.4%
2+ races:	748	5.06%	462.4%
Hispanic:	313	2.12%	4.7%

Total non-White:	1,188	8.04%	83.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	247	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	540	4.7

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
13,982
13,334	95.37%
93	0.67%
17	0.12%
86	0.62%
133	0.95%
299	2.14%
648	4.63%

2000
13,092
12,734	97.27%
175	1.34%
28	0.21%
42	0.32%
33	0.25%
80	0.61%
358	2.73%

1990
10,704
10,547	98.53%
46	0.43%
5	0.05%
32	0.30%
n/a
74	0.69%
157	1.47%

1980
9,251
9,013	97.43%
82	0.89%
21	0.23%
82	0.89%
n/a
39	0.42%
238	2.57%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

600	4.6
290	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,187	20.4
201	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,534	16.6
-81	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington city, MO

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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
3,167	21.4%
11,602	78.6%
2,687	18.2%

6,223
2.34

3,979	63.9%
3,039	76.4%
497	12.5%
2,244	36.1%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
3,372	24.1%
10,610	75.9%
2,372	17.0%

5,863
2.35

3,665	62.5%
2,833	77.3%
359	9.8%
2,198	37.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
3,284	25.1%
9,808	74.9%
2,187	16.7%

5,266
2.43

3,528	67.0%
2,839	80.5%
302	8.6%
1,738	33.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
2,797	26.1%
7,907	73.9%
1,754	16.4%

4,152
2.52

2,985	71.9%
2,522	84.5%
238	8.0%
1,167	28.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
2,569	27.8%
6,682	72.2%
1,542	16.7%

3,350
2.70

2,473	73.8%
2,150	86.9%
125	5.1%
877	26.2%

2022 Housing Data for Washington city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	199	3.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	283	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	211	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	240	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	223	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	264	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	274	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	272	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	152	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	382	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	608	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	952	15.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	742	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	424	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	517	8.3%
$200,000 or more	480	7.7%

Median Household Income	75,127
Per Capita Income	37,635

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	239	3.8%
Public Assistance	48	0.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	412	6.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,127	78.8%
Unemployed	316	3.5%
In Armed Forces	14	0.2%

Total Labor Force	7,457	82.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,587	17.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,546	2,477	58.9%
Non-Profit	164	489	25.1%
Self-Employed	197	279	41.4%

Local Government	74	262	22.0%
State Government	59	22	72.8%
Federal Government	86	81	51.5%

Total Private + Self	3,743	2,756	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	383	854	31.0%
Total	4,126	3,610	53.3%

Pct. Govt.	7.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,309	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,613	20.9%
Professional, Technical	1,697	21.9%
Service Occupations	810	10.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	24	0.3%
All others	2,307	29.8%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,478	19.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,081	14.0%
Retail trade	984	12.7%
Construction	660	8.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	596	7.7%
Educational services	506	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	358	4.6%
Other services	335	4.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	324	4.2%
Public administration	308	4.0%
Finance and insurance	298	3.9%
Wholesale trade	240	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	139	1.8%
Information	126	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	118	1.5%
Utilities	86	1.1%
Transportation and warehousing	75	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	245	1.66%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	21	0.14%
Dominican	47	0.32%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	9	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,691	98.0%
German, other Germanic	126	0.9%
Spanish	86	0.6%
Other Indo-European	29	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	24	0.2%
Tagalog	9	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	7,213	48.8%
Irish	1,950	13.2%
American	1,360	9.2%
English	1,336	9.0%
French	735	5.0%
Polish	510	3.5%
Italian	509	3.4%
European	426	2.9%
Scottish	201	1.4%
Dutch	166	1.1%
British	142	1.0%
Finnish	136	0.9%
Swiss	87	0.6%
Hungarian	75	0.5%
Scandinavian	71	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,686	99.4%
Not a citizen	83	0.6%

Native	14,672	99.3%
Foreign-born	97	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
283	2.8%	390	3.8%	2,624	25.6%	4,108	40.1%	1,822	17.8%	1,016	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	283	2.8%
9-12 Years	390	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,624	25.6%
Some College	4,108	40.1%
Bach. Degree	1,822	17.8%
Grad Degree	1,016	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -66	D +618	D + 10.9%
D +552
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	68%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,910	63.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,626	34.1%	161	2.1%	7,697	7	17	0.25%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	4,976	67.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,074	27.9%	376	5.1%	7,426	11	21	0.26%

2020 President, Washington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,626

34.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,910

63.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

122

1.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,697

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Washington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,074

27.9%

Donald Trump (R)

4,976

67.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

267

3.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,426

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	67%	Mike Parson* (R)	4,857	63.9%	Nicole Galloway (D)	2,554	33.6%	194 [+]	2.6%	7,605	7	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 140 (1.8%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 54 (0.7%);
2018	S1	57%	Josh Hawley (R)	3,616	56.2%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	2,587	40.2%	228 [+]	3.5%	6,431	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 111 (1.7%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 83 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 34 (0.5%);
2016	S3	67%	Roy Blunt* (R)	4,174	56.0%	Jason Kander (D)	2,953	39.6%	327 [+]	4.4%	7,454	7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 202 (2.7%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 81 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 44 (0.6%);
2016	G	68%	Eric Greitens (R)	4,210	56.3%	Chris Koster (D)	2,977	39.8%	286 [+]	3.8%	7,473	5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Les Turilli (I) 144 (1.9%); Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 93 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 49 (0.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,486
Median Value	$195,500

Occupied	6,223	95.9%
Vacant	263	4.1%

Owned	4,588	73.7%
Rented	1,635	26.3%
Median Rent	$764

Single-Family Units	5,136	79.2%
Detached	4,564	70.4%
Attached	572	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	614	9.5%
Mobile Homes	30	0.5%

Washington city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Washington city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Washington city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Washington city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Washington city, MO