Washington County, Idaho QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Washington County	Idaho
?  Population, 2000	9,977	1,293,953
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	16.7%	28.5%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.7%	7.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	27.4%	28.5%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	17.7%	11.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	87.6%	91.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.4%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.7%	1.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.0%	0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	8.2%	4.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.4%	2.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	51.1%	49.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	13.8%	7.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	83.1%	88.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	4,057	479,505
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	572	106,135
?  Housing units, 2000	4,138	527,824
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	73.7%	72.4%
?  Households, 2000	3,762	469,645
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.61	2.69
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	35.8%	38.7%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$26,134	$33,612
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	18.4%	13.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	24.4%	17.3%

Business QuickFacts	Washington County	Idaho
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	229	35,961
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	2,010	423,615
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	28.0%	41.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	610	79,240
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	16,952,872
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	58,710	11,649,609
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,841	$9,623
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	2,747
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	211	29,946
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	27	12,181
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	49,816	6,164,663
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	515	46,035

Geography QuickFacts	Washington County	Idaho
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	1,456	82,747
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	6.9	15.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown