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Washington County, MD

Demographic and economic profile of Washington County, MD, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Washington County, MD has a population of 157,228 that grew 3.5% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 60.0% and an unemployment rate of 4.9%. Educational attainment skews toward workforce-ready credentials rather than four-year degrees, with 88.7% holding a high school diploma but only 23.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $46,227. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $275,900 and median gross rent of $1,100 per month, while a median household income of $77,747 sits above the poverty rate of 12.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

157,228

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,747

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.5% since 2018

Washington County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone116,696 (74.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone18,030 (11.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,881 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race6,548 (4.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,575 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone2,531 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,380
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,115
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)772
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)449
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic393

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

8,643

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,831

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,391

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,970
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)8,769
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,203
  4. 4.Construction (Group)6,214
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)5,894

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations28,524
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations14,311
  3. 3.Service Occupations11,454
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations10,103
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations7,000

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.69×)5,678
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.44×)5,976
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)6,090
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)8,699
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)1,723

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$275,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,100/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9999,285 (23.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9996,020 (15.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,972 (15.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,275 (13.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9993,430 (8.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,104 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,227

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone52,506 (74.3%)
  • Worked At Home8,746 (12.4%)
  • Carpooled6,443 (9.1%)
  • Walked1,061 (1.5%)
  • Public Transit776 (1.1%)
  • Taxi552 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.