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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $17,459, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $31,750, which has grown by 30.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 30.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #60

Washington County	17,459 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington County	23,445 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington County	30,994 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington County	17,964 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #57

Washington County	31,750 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	44,959 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Washington County	30.85%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Washington County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.73%	$9,251, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.31%	$14,829, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.72%	$2,191, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.13%	$17,341, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Washington County	41,390 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	55,094 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$35,088, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$21,508, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$61,250, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$9,070, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,490, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,670, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$85,313, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$21,991, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,310, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,063, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$25,231, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	36,605, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	17,694, 48.34%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,016, 50.96%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.09%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,000, 50.86%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,564, 84.04%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,436, 15.96%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,678, 49.04%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	18,911, 51.66%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,231, 48.81%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,231, 48.81%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,726, 83.70%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,505, 16.30%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,680, 51.19%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,754, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,021, 81.48%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,749, 11.85%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	35, 0.24%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	247, 1.67%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	286, 1.94%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	416, 2.82%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	30.4 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,290	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	7,564, 49.47%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,403, 18.55%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,150, 15.20%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	882, 11.66%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	108, 1.43%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,504, 19.88%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,961, 25.93%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	7,726, 50.53%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,647, 34.26%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,109, 27.30%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,502, 32.38%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.25%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.14%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	394, 5.10%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Washington County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,290, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	894, 5.85%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,041, 6.81%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,191, 7.79%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	291, 1.90%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,980, 12.95%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,001, 6.55%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	95, 0.62%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	644, 4.21%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,021, 6.68%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,203, 27.49%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,065, 6.97%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,124, 7.35%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	740, 4.84%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,615	25.86%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,443	20.75%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.