Washington County, MD

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2022 Population

154,645

0.448% 1-year growth

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

40.9

0.739% 1-year increase

About

In 2022, Washington County, MD had a population of 155k people with a median age of 40.9 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Washington County, MD grew from 153,956 to 154,645, a 0.448% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Washington County, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Washington County, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington County, MD was 2 cars per household.

Washington County, MD borders Allegany County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Franklin County, PA, Fulton County, PA, Loudoun County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, and Morgan County, WV.

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Economy

The economy of Washington County, MD employs 71k people. The largest industries in Washington County, MD are Health Care & Social Assistance (9,679 people), Retail Trade (8,950 people), and Construction (6,299 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($141,275), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,436), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,313).

Employment

Occupations

71k

2022 Value

± 2,170

0.958%

1 Year growth

± 4.35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Washington County, MD grew at a rate of 0.958%, from 70.3k employees to 71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington County, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8,161 people), Management Occupations (7,370 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,849 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington County, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

71k

2022 Value

± 2,170

0.958%

1 Year growth

± 4.35%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Washington County, MD grew at a rate of 0.958%, from 70.3k employees to 71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington County, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (9,679 people), Retail Trade (8,950 people), and Construction (6,299 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington County, MD, though some of these residents may live in Washington County, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

257
Other Services (except Public Administration)
179
Construction
171
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington County, MD went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington County, MD for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Washington County, MD awarded 797 degrees. The student population of Washington County, MD in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,229 male students and 2,422 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Washington County, MD have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington County, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Washington County, MD colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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N/A

Number of Households

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In N/A, the median household income of the N/A households in Washington County, MD N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Washington County, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington County, MD is from Washington County, MD.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington County, MD across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.8%)
Worked At Home (9.89%)
Carpooled (8.93%)

In 2022, 76.8% of workers in Washington County, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.89%) and those who carpooled to work (8.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington County, MD have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.82% of the workforce in Washington County, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Washington County, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Washington County, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Washington County, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington County, MD (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington County, MD is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Washington County, MD has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington County, MD see 1799 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.63% increase from the previous year (1736 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1741 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 354 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,799 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington County, MD

Primary care physicians in Washington County, MD see an average of 1,799 patients per year. This represents a 3.63% increase from the previous year (1,736 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington County, MD in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

Between N/A and N/A, the percent of uninsured citizens in Washington County, MD N/A by N/A from N/A% to N/A%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Washington County, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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