Washington County, Rhode Island Demographics

Washington County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Washington County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Home ownership rate

Washington County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Income per household

Washington County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Income per capita

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in People per household

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - White

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Washington County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	125,946	3rd	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	329.2	2nd	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	385.7	5th	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	4.0%	5th	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.9%	4th	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.5%	4th	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.5%	1st	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	42.5%	2nd	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	94.1%	2nd	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.3%	4th	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	2nd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.8%	3rd	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	3rd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	3rd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	4th	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	92.0%	2nd	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	51.5%	4th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.1%	5th	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	62,446	3rd	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.3%	5th	40.6%	25.9%
Households	49,179	3rd	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	76.7%	1st	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$340,500	3rd	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	2nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	284	1st	731	829,658

Income Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$36,501	2nd	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$72,163	1st	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.5%	4th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Washington County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,754	3rd	28,181	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	40,263	3rd	406,222	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	14,253	3rd	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,726,691	3rd	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,619	2nd	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$272,795	4th	$2,148,674	$613,795,732