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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $27,173, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $56,477, which has grown by 39.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 28.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 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, #17

Washington County	27,173 USD
Maryland	36,670 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	32,151 USD
Maryland	40,501 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	38,776 USD
Maryland	45,763 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	27,229 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Washington County	56,477 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	70,948 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Washington County	39.05%
Maryland	40.25%
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		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.89%	$13,544, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.85%	$18,154, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.30%	$4,092, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.04%	$21,790, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	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	67,365 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	82,150 USD
Maryland	112,955 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	Maryland	U.S.
White	$57,698, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$38,989, see rank	$58,657	$35,600
Hispanic	$55,540, see rank	$62,493	$42,396
Asian	$72,188, see rank	$92,457	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$53,438, see rank	$54,127	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,639, see rank	$58,273	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,750, see rank	$70,072	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$26,923, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,255, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,520, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$35,572, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	119,199, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	60,603, 50.84%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	38,820, 64.06%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	144, 0.24%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	38,676, 63.82%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	34,901, 90.24%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,775, 9.76%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	21,783, 35.94%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	58,596, 49.16%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	36,116, 61.64%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.02%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	36,107, 61.62%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33,096, 91.66%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,011, 8.34%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	22,480, 38.36%, see rank	35.17%	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	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	66,581, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	54,232, 81.45%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,614, 9.93%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	766, 1.15%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	1,359, 2.04%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	795, 1.19%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,815, 4.23%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	28.1 minutes
Maryland	32.8 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	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,997	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	34,901, 51.33%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,564, 27.40%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,173, 14.82%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,205, 17.78%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	235, 0.67%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,940, 11.29%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,300, 20.92%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	33,096, 48.67%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,648, 38.22%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,833, 20.65%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,142, 33.67%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	93, 0.28%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 0.14%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,304, 6.96%, see rank	3.19%	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	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,997, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	928, 1.36%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	4,871, 7.16%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,010, 8.84%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,699, 2.50%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,934, 13.14%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,484, 6.59%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	1,458, 2.14%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,432, 7.99%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,740, 9.91%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	14,508, 21.34%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,063, 7.45%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,928, 7.25%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,942, 4.33%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,761	12.65%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,575	9.51%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

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