Washington County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Washington County is 3rd in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White

Washington County is 12th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Washington County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Washington County is 14th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Washington County, Colorado Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	4,766	51st	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,518.0	12th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1.9	55th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	5.2%	41st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.8%	29th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.4%	14th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.0%	37th	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.6%	47th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	97.2%	3rd	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.7%	38th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	64th	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	57th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	27th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	56th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	47th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.2%	14th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	48.6%	39th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	40th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	2,442	51st	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.3%	51st	25.7%	25.9%
Households	2,089	48th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.7%	37th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$117,000	52nd	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	53rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1	60th	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$24,814	34th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$43,945	39th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.8%	36th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	104	51st	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	488	56th	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	265	57th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$23,053	52nd	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,015	56th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,542	58th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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