Washington, GA

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2021 Population
3,786
4.05% 1-year decline
US Senator
Jon Ossoff
Democratic Party
US Senator
Raphael Warnock
Democratic Party
2021 Median Age
43.2
10.4% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
20.1%
14% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$37,119
16.4% 1-year growth
2021 Median Property Value
$77,800
1.83% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Washington, GA had a population of 3.79k people with a median age of 43.2 and a median household income of $37,119. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Washington, GA declined from 3,946 to 3,786, a −4.05% decrease and its median household income grew from $31,902 to $37,119, a 16.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Washington, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (54.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (38.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.99%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.16%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.845%).

None of the households in Washington, GA 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.

100% of the residents in Washington, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Washington, GA was $77,800, and the homeownership rate was 64.8%.

Most people in Washington, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington, GA was 2 cars per household.

geosearchPopulation & Diversity

Washington, GA is home to a population of 3.79k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2021, 0% of Washington, GA residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2021, there were 1.41 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.05k people) in Washington, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.46k White (Non-Hispanic) and 189 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2021 Citizenship
100%
2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 100% of Washington, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Washington, GA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washington, GA
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.05k ± 220
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.46k ± 227
  3. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    189 ± 175
2.25%
Hispanic Population
85 people

In 2021, there were 1.41 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.05k people) in Washington, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.46k White (Non-Hispanic) and 189 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.25% of the people in Washington, GA are hispanic (85 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Washington, GA as a share of the total population.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    98 ± 73
  2. Korea
    41 ± 38
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    26 ± 26

Washington, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.39 times greater than any other conflict.

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briefcaseEconomy

The economy of Washington, GA employs 1.73k people. The largest industries in Washington, GA are Health Care & Social Assistance (365 people), Manufacturing (327 people), and Retail Trade (179 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,625), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,313).

Occupations

1.73k
2021 Value
± 310
6.61%
1 Year growth
± 23.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Washington, GA grew at a rate of 6.61%, from 1.62k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington, GA, are Production Occupations (231 people), Sales & Related Occupations (230 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (207 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington, GA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

1.73k
2021 Value
± 310
6.61%
1 Year growth
± 23.2%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Washington, GA grew at a rate of 6.61%, from 1.62k employees to 1.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington, GA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (365 people), Manufacturing (327 people), and Retail Trade (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington, GA, though some of these residents may live in Washington, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$29,688
Median earning men ± $17,257
$25,781
Median earning women ± $6,145

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,384), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($67,898).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($37,823), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,731), and Manufacturing ($31,423).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
  1. $73.4B
  2. $67.6B
  3. $50.5B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

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Domestic Trade Growth

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$625B
2020 Value in Georgia
$1.3T
Projected 2050 Value in Georgia
109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

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Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.
Most Common Trade Partners
  1. $59.2B
  2. $36.9B
  3. $32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

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In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
Senator from Georgia2
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.
Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia3
Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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

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US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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 Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

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

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

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.

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homeHousing & Living

The median property value in Washington, GA was $77,800 in 2021, which is 0.318 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $76,400 to $77,800, a 1.83% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington, GA is 64.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Washington, GA have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$77,800
Median Property Value 2021
±$4,496
$1,064
Median Property Taxes
±$217

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Washington, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Washington, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.8%
Homeownership
2021
56.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021

In 2021, 64.8% of the housing units in Washington, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.7%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 103.01
  2. Census Tract 103.02

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

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Household Income

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$37,119
Median Household Income
± $6,834
1.64k
Number of Households
± 292

In 2021, the median household income of the 1.64k households in Washington, GA grew to $37,119 from the previous year's value of $31,902.

The following chart displays the households in Washington, GA 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 $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington, GA is from Georgia.
0.475
2021 Wage GINI in Georgia
0.476
2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021
  1. Drove Alone (89.3%)
  2. Carpooled (7.67%)
  3. Walked (1.57%)

In 2021, 89.3% of workers in Washington, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.67%) and those who walked to work (1.57%).

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.

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Commute Time

22 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington, GA have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.17% of the workforce in Washington, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

20.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington, GA (746 out of 3.71k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington, GA is Black, followed by White and Native American.

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.

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91.3% of the population of Washington, GA has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 9.87% on non-group plans, and 3.48% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Wilkes County, GA see 2444 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.01% decrease from the previous year (2469 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4847 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 4847 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,444 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Wilkes County, GA

Primary care physicians in Wilkes County, GA see an average of 2,444 patients per year. This represents a 1.01% decrease from the previous year (2,469 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.4% were men and 55.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

8.68%
Uninsured
40.9%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
16.7%
Medicare
9.87%
Non-Group
3.48%
Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Washington, GA grew by 3.4% from 8.4% to 8.68%.

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

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