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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
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<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
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