Washington County, Ohio QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Washington County Ohio
?  Population, 2000 63,25111,353,140
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.6%4.7%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.8%6.6%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.5%25.4%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 15.0%13.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 97.3%85.0%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.9%11.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.2%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%1.2%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.8%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.9%1.4%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.4%51.4%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.5%1.9%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 96.9%84.0%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 31,3215,239,876
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,3461,175,336
?  Housing units, 2000 27,7604,783,051
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 76.3%69.1%
?  Households, 2000 25,1374,445,773
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.452.49
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.3%34.5%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $33,426$36,029
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.3%11.0%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 17.4%16.0%

Business QuickFacts Washington County Ohio
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 1,565270,343
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 22,1604,806,046
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 17.5%13.2%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 3,458575,489
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 1,900,923241,902,924
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 501,007102,938,830
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,879$9,181
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA33,844
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 1,432224,693
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 5655,880
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 262,30953,262,164
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 2,223421,092

Geography QuickFacts Washington County Ohio
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 63540,948
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 99.6277.3
?  Metropolitan Area Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 

(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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NA: Not available
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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