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Washington County, WI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Designated Market Area: Milwaukee, WI
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2022 population: 137,688   ( 5,801 from 2010 , 932 from 2020)
Land area: 430.6 square miles
Population density: 319.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:125,876 91.42% 1.2%
Black:2,2301.62% 100.0%
Indian:3970.29% 15.1%
Asian:2,4341.77% 71.0%
2+ races:1,7651.28% 44.7%
Hispanic:4,9863.62% 47.3%
Total non-White:11,8128.58% 56.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,612 9.5
Deaths:3,09711.3
Net Migration: 1,3044.8
Net Immigration: 810.3
Change in White population:1,528 1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:4,273 3.2




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
131,887
124,34894.28%
1,1150.85%
3450.26%
1,4231.08%
1,2200.93%
3,3852.57%
7,5395.72%

2000
117,493
113,87096.92%
4470.38%
2750.23%
6940.59%
6280.53%
1,5291.30%
3,6233.08%

1990
95,328
94,29198.91%
800.08%
1380.14%
3240.34%
n/a
4950.52%
1,0371.09%

1980
84,848
83,81498.78%
520.06%
2340.28%
2390.28%
n/a
4640.55%
1,0341.22%

1970
63,839
63,34899.23%
450.07%
620.10%
490.08%
n/a
3050.48%
491 0.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
13,971 11.9
8,1196.9
7,2716.2
7710.7
10,478 8.9
3,916 3.3
1990's
NumberRate
14,333 15.0
7,2087.6
14,68315.4
1030.1
19,579 20.5
2,586 2.7
1980's
NumberRate
13,616 16.0
5,861 6.9
2,774 3.3
n/a
10,477 12.3
3 0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
13,098 20.5
n/a
20,466 32.1
543 0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, WI

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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
NumberPercent
43.4
29,174 21.2%
108,514 78.8%
25,584 18.6%
56,279
2.41
38,808 69.0%
32,215 83.0%
2,520 6.5%
17,471 31.0%

2010
NumberPercent
40.9
32,377 24.5%
99,510 75.5%
17,803 13.5%
51,605
2.53
37,114 71.9%
31,191 84.0%
2,314 6.2%
14,491 28.1%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
31,251 26.6%
86,242 73.4%
13,201 11.2%
43,910
2.65
32,953 75.0%
28,440 86.3%
1,885 5.7%
10,957 25.0%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
27,117 28.4%
68,211 71.6%
9,942 10.4%
32,887
2.87
25,914 78.8%
22,802 88.0%
1,250 4.8%
6,973 21.2%

1980
NumberPercent
27.9
28,496 33.6%
56,352 66.4%
7,125 8.4%
26,737
3.14
22,078 82.6%
19,903 90.1%
987 4.5%
4,659 17.4%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units58,391 
Median Value$293,300 
Occupied56,27996.4%
Vacant2,1123.6%
Owned43,48577.3%
Rented12,79422.7%
Median Rent$1,073 
Single-Family Units44,39276.0%
    Detached39,57767.8%
    Attached4,8158.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units8,55914.7%
Mobile Homes6991.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,3622.4%
$10,000 to $14,9991,0391.8%
$15,000 to $19,9998771.6%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3552.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991,9793.5%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4732.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991,5472.7%
$40,000 to $44,9991,5922.8%
$45,000 to $49,9992,1043.7%
$50,000 to $59,9994,3237.7%
$60,000 to $74,9995,1399.1%
$75,000 to $99,9998,34514.8%
$100,000 to $124,9997,65313.6%
$125,000 to $149,9995,5509.9%
$150,000 to $199,9995,99610.7%
$200,000 or more5,94510.6%
Median Household Income91,915 
Per Capita Income45,821 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,7513.1%
Public Assistance5621.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,8205.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed67,95481.8%
Unemployed1,9162.3%
In Armed Forces260.0%
Total Labor Force69,89684.2%
Not in Labor Force13,15315.8%
Real Unemployment Rate 18.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector30,87423,73956.5%
Non-Profit1,5765,03023.9%
Self-Employed3,8071,85667.2%
Local Government2,1423,13840.6%
State Government65174746.6%
Federal Government62238162.0%
Total Private + Self34,68125,59557.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,9919,29634.9%
Total39,67234,89153.2%
Pct. Govt.10.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts14,09318.9%
Sales and Office Occupations15,87421.3%
Professional, Technical16,69122.4%
Service Occupations8,92912.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3250.4%
All others18,98925.5%
White Collar 62.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing17,00522.8%
Health care and social assistance10,49914.1%
Retail trade9,14612.3%
Construction5,2617.1%
Educational services5,1586.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4,1515.6%
Finance and insurance4,0235.4%
Accommodation and food services2,9393.9%
Other services2,9223.9%
Wholesale trade2,5143.4%
Public administration2,2713.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,9882.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,9422.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,1531.5%
Information1,1321.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing9961.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting8451.1%
Utilities4250.6%
Management1230.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction830.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,9752.17%
Puerto Rican8970.66%
Cuban1130.08%
Dominican230.02%
Total Central American1610.12%
Costa Rican320.02%
Guatemalan1120.08%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian100.01%
Salvadoran70.01%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1560.11%
Argentinean460.03%
Bolivian460.03%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian280.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian30.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan330.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3630.27%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian5550.41%
Filipino4740.35%
Hmong4560.33%
Chinese2880.21%
Korean760.06%
Vietnamese220.02%
Laotian160.01%
Mongolian90.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English125,13696.2%
Spanish1,8491.4%
German, other Germanic1,0330.8%
Other Indo-European6890.5%
Other Asian5190.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3510.3%
Tagalog1990.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1090.1%
Chinese990.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German71,43252.2%
Irish15,35811.2%
Polish14,74410.8%
English7,7285.6%
Italian5,1633.8%
Norwegian4,6033.4%
American3,7712.8%
French3,5042.6%
Swedish2,5331.9%
Dutch2,0771.5%
Scottish1,6101.2%
European1,5401.1%
Finnish1,4941.1%
Czech1,1710.9%
Hungarian1,0380.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen135,52099.0%
Not a citizen1,3221.0%
Native133,38297.5%
Foreign-born3,4602.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
963 1.0%3,707 3.8%28,624 29.4%31,013 31.9%22,631 23.2%10,410 10.7%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 963 1.0%
9-12 Years 3,707 3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 28,624 29.4%
Some College 31,013 31.9%
Bach. Degree 22,631 23.2%
Grad Degree 10,410 10.7%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, WI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 53,772 51,734 2,038 3.8% 4.4%
1991 54,880 52,212 2,668 4.9% 5.4%
1992 57,553 54,793 2,760 4.8% 5.1%
1993 59,147 57,187 1,960 3.3% 4.3%
1994 61,827 59,715 2,112 3.4% 4.2%
1995 63,814 61,951 1,863 2.9% 3.7%
1996 65,751 63,977 1,774 2.7% 3.6%
1997 66,888 65,131 1,757 2.6% 3.5%
1998 67,877 66,099 1,778 2.6% 3.3%
1999 68,671 67,125 1,546 2.3% 3.1%
2000 69,852 67,919 1,933 2.8% 3.4%
2001 70,529 67,831 2,698 3.8% 4.4%
2002 70,322 66,942 3,380 4.8% 5.3%
2003 71,002 67,281 3,721 5.2% 5.6%
2004 71,551 68,364 3,187 4.5% 5.0%
2005 72,187 69,171 3,016 4.2% 4.8%
2006 74,115 71,096 3,019 4.1% 4.7%
2007 73,847 70,721 3,126 4.2% 4.8%
2008 74,643 71,361 3,282 4.4% 4.9%
2009 75,133 68,312 6,821 9.1% 9.0%
2010 75,652 69,648 6,004 7.9% 8.5%
2011 75,115 70,108 5,007 6.7% 7.6%
2012 74,981 70,463 4,518 6.0% 6.9%
2013 75,244 70,976 4,268 5.7% 6.7%
2014 75,688 72,299 3,389 4.5% 5.3%
2015 75,890 73,109 2,781 3.7% 4.4%
2016 77,012 74,493 2,519 3.3% 3.9%
2017 77,479 75,334 2,145 2.8% 3.3%
2018 77,263 75,285 1,978 2.6% 3.0%
2019 77,028 74,867 2,161 2.8% 3.3%
2020 75,700 71,445 4,255 5.6% 6.3%
2021 76,442 74,055 2,387 3.1% 3.8%
2022 76,351 74,489 1,862 2.4% 2.9%
2023 77,508 75,531 1,977 2.6% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com