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Social Characteristics <br />9 Washington County <br />Labor Supply Study <br />March 2023 <br />Washington County has just under 100,000 housing units, with a <br />median value of $301,000—above the statewide median of <br />$235,700. Homeowner vacancy rates are low at 0.6% or about <br />486 total vacant homesteaded units. About 18.4% of occupied <br />housing units in Washington County are renter-occupied, <br />compared to 28.1% statewide. <br />About 4.4% of the total population of Washington County live in <br />poverty, with zip codes in the central region having higher poverty <br />rates (see prior page). Nearly one in four children live in single <br />parent families (23.0%), below the rate observed statewide <br />(28.4%). There are also fewer disconnected youth in Washington <br />County than observed statewide, at just 0.6% of youth (or about 78 <br />young people) between 16 and 19 years of age who are (1) not in <br />school, (2) not high school graduates, and (3) either unemployed <br />or not in the labor force. Nearly 18,000 residents (6.9% of the <br />population) are foreign born, and 2.7% of residents over 5 years <br />old speak English “less than very well.” <br />Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2016-2020 5-Year <br />Estimates. More on how the US Census Bureau calculates poverty can be found at: <br />https://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/poverty/guidance/poverty- <br />measures.html <br /> Percent Value <br /> <br />Washington <br />County, <br />Minnesota Minnesota USA <br />Washington <br />County, <br />Minnesota Minnesota USA <br />Housing <br />Total Housing Units — — — 99,696 2,458,030 138,432,751 <br />Median House Value (of owner-occupied <br />units)2 — — — $301,000 $235,700 $229,800 <br />Homeowner Vacancy 0.6% 0.8% 1.4% 486 12,744 1,129,755 <br />Rental Vacancy 2.8% 4.2% 5.8% 511 27,736 2,704,553 <br />Renter-Occupied Housing Units (% of <br />Occupied Units) 18.4% 28.1% 35.6% 17,628 619,377 43,552,843 <br />Occupied Housing Units with No Vehicle <br />Available (% of Occupied Units) 3.8% 6.6% 8.5% 3,638 145,467 10,344,521 <br />Social <br />Poverty Level (of all people) 4.4% 9.3% 12.8% 11,134 511,185 40,910,326 <br />Households Receiving Food Stamps/SNAP 4.0% 7.5% 11.4% 3,804 165,078 13,892,407 <br />Enrolled in Grade 12 (% of total <br />population) 1.8% 1.4% 1.3% 4,552 78,075 4,358,865 <br />Disconnected Youth3 0.6% 1.8% 2.5% 78 5,115 433,164 <br />Children in Single Parent Families (% of all <br />children) 23.0% 28.4% 34.0% 14,241 354,664 23,628,508 <br />Uninsured 3.5% 4.5% 8.7% 8,952 251,900 28,058,903 <br />With a Disability, Age 18-64 7.7% 8.7% 10.3% 11,924 295,441 20,231,217 <br />With a Disability, Age 18-64, Labor Force <br />Participation Rate and Size 59.7% 52.8% 43.2% 7,117 156,039 8,740,236 <br />Foreign Born 6.9% 8.4% 13.5% 17,877 470,687 44,125,628 <br />Speak English Less Than Very Well <br />(population 5 yrs and over) 2.7% 4.5% 8.2% 6,624 234,697 25,312,024 <br />