Washington County, IA

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2023 Population

22,539

0.0222% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$71,339

0.305% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Washington County, IA 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.

The largest universities in N/A are Shiloh University (5 degrees awarded in 2020).

Most people in Washington County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Washington County, IA borders Henry County, IA, Iowa County, IA, Jefferson County, IA, Johnson County, IA, Keokuk County, IA, and Louisa County, IA.

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Economy

The economy of Washington County, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Washington County, IA are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,837 people), Retail Trade (1,361 people), and Construction (1,250 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington County, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington County, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,837 people), Retail Trade (1,361 people), and Construction (1,250 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Washington County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,326

Median earning men ± $2,401

$36,396

Median earning women ± $2,469

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($76,607), Manufacturing ($59,211), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($56,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($65,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,333), and Construction ($46,538).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% 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 10.9%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

86
Construction
55
Other Services (except Public Administration)
42
Transportation and Warehousing

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$48.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$48.2k
Construction
$36.1k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington County, IA went to Donald J. Trump with 59.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.22%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 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 (59.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (38.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.22%)
Libertarian Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

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 Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 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 Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2020, universities in Washington County, IA awarded 5 degrees. The student population of Washington County, IA in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 33 male students and 16 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Washington County, IA are White (4 and 80%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 20%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Washington County, IA by number of degrees awarded are Shiloh University (5 and 100%).

Completions

Universities

Gender

Shiloh University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

5 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Shiloh University with 5 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2020, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Washington County, IA, which is 0.25 times less than the 4 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4 degrees mean that there were 4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

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 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% 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 2022 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, IA have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 8.32% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Washington County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.38%.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Washington County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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

$71,339

Median Household Income

± $2,398

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Washington County, IA 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, IA is from Washington County, IA.

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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, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.8%)
Carpooled (9.14%)
Worked At Home (8.46%)

In 2023, 77.8% of workers in Washington County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.14%) and those who worked at home (8.46%).

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

24.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington County, IA have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.6% of the workforce in Washington County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Washington County, IA 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, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Washington County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 8.32% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Washington County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.38%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington County, IA (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, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 11.3% of the children was living in poverty in Washington County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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

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