Washington County, Vermont QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Washington County Vermont
?  Population, 2000 58,039608,827
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 5.7%8.2%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4%5.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.5%24.2%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 12.9%12.7%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.0%96.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%0.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.4%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.6%0.9%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%0.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.3%1.2%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.0%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 1.3%0.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 96.1%96.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 28,951288,608
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 8,69786,854
?  Housing units, 2000 27,644294,382
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 68.5%70.6%
?  Households, 2000 23,659240,634
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.362.44
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 32.6%33.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $36,926$35,210
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 9.2%9.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 11.8%12.7%

Business QuickFacts Washington County Vermont
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 2,22621,261
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 23,672239,034
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 11.2%11.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 5,07049,032
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 446,1947,803,041
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 542,3515,898,646
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,640$10,020
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 109747
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 2,21821,033
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 2262,600
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 463,6643,114,291
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,74317,841

Geography QuickFacts Washington County Vermont
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 6899,250
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 84.265.8
?  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