Washington County, IA Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Iowa



Washington County, Iowa

People QuickFactsWashington CountyIowa
Population, 2005 estimate 21,4572,966,334
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 3.8%1.4%
Population, 2000 20,6702,926,324
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 6.9%6.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 23.8%22.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 17.0%14.7%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.2%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)98.6%94.9%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.5%2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.2%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.3%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 0.4%0.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)3.8%3.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 94.9%91.5%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.3%56.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.5%3.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.6%5.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.5%86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.4%21.2%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 3,376446,665
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.618.5
Housing units, 2005 8,8501,306,943
Homeownership rate, 2000 75.3%72.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 14.0%18.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $83,600$82,500
Households, 2000 8,0561,149,276
Persons per household, 2000 2.502.46
Median household income, 2003 $41,663$42,278
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,221$19,674
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 7.7%9.1%
Business QuickFactsWashington CountyIowa
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 66481,5651
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 5,5781,241,8641
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -5.3%-1.8%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 1,760188,954
Total number of firms, 2002 2,293236,515
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 NA27.0%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 206,71065,042,043
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 136,71033,546,948
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 173,09431,195,012
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,185$10,629
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 9,4973,698,955
Building permits, 2005 4416,766
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 114,94019,217,8991
Geography QuickFactsWashington CountyIowa
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 56855,869
Persons per square mile, 2000 36.352.4
FIPS Code 18319
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Iowa City, IA Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:35 EST
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