Washington, IN

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2022 Population

12,076

0.508% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

2.49% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

15.8%

0.656% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$48,255

8.14% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$117,700

20.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Washington, IN had a population of 12.1k people with a median age of 37 and a median household income of $48,255. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Washington, IN grew from 12,015 to 12,076, a 0.508% increase and its median household income grew from $44,622 to $48,255, a 8.14% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Washington, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (76.1%), White (Hispanic) (7.73%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (7.18%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.86%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.68%).

None of the households in Washington, IN 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.

94.1% of the residents in Washington, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Washington, IN was $117,700, and the homeownership rate was 52.9%.

Most people in Washington, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington, IN was 2 cars per household.

United States Indiana Daviess County, IN Washington, IN Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties PUMA, IN

Economy

The economy of Washington, IN employs 5.53k people. The largest industries in Washington, IN are Manufacturing (1,306 people), Retail Trade (822 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (782 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($64,479), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,990), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,000).

Employment

Occupations

5.53k

2022 Value

± 586

3.77%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Washington, IN grew at a rate of 3.77%, from 5.33k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington, IN, are Production Occupations (1,026 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (558 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (544 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (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

5.53k

2022 Value

± 586

3.77%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Washington, IN grew at a rate of 3.77%, from 5.33k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington, IN, are Manufacturing (1,306 people), Retail Trade (822 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (782 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington, IN, though some of these residents may live in Washington, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,593

Median earning men ± $6,519

$27,555

Median earning women ± $2,603

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($65,389), Other Services Except Public Administration ($57,188), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,250), Public Administration ($40,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,375).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% 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 15.4%.

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 57% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.95%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 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

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (57%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.95%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 57% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.95%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

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

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 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 Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

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 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

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

The median property value in Washington, IN was $117,700 in 2022, which is 0.418 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $97,400 to $117,700, a 20.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington, IN is 52.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Washington, IN have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Washington, IN is $48,255. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Washington, IN was Census Tract 9546 with a value of $71,583, followed by Census Tract 9549 and Census Tract 9548, with respective values of $67,647 and $46,663.

Property

$117,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,792

$2,567

Median Property Taxes

±$304

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, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

52.9%

Homeownership

2022

58.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 52.9% of the housing units in Washington, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Washington, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9546
Census Tract 9549
Census Tract 9548

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Washington, IN was Census Tract 9546 with a value of $71,583, followed by Census Tract 9549 and Census Tract 9548, with respective values of $67,647 and $46,663.

The following map shows all of the places in Washington, IN 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.

$48,255

Median Household Income

± $5,957

4.86k

Number of Households

± 494

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.86k households in Washington, IN grew to $48,255 from the previous year's value of $44,622.

The following chart displays the households in Washington, IN 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.7%)
Carpooled (14.3%)
Worked At Home (3.77%)

In 2022, 78.7% of workers in Washington, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.3%) and those who worked at home (3.77%).

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

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington, IN have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.47% of the workforce in Washington, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington, IN (1.85k out of 11.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington, IN is White, followed by Hispanic 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

89.6% of the population of Washington, IN has health coverage, with 44.3% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.782% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Daviess County, IN see 2234 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.495% increase from the previous year (2223 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3340 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1113 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,234 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Daviess County, IN

Primary care physicians in Daviess County, IN see an average of 2,234 patients per year. This represents a 0.495% increase from the previous year (2,223 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 20.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.4%

Uninsured

44.3%

Employer Coverage

20.4%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.782%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Washington, IN declined by 14.5% from 12.1% to 10.4%.

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

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