2022 population: 256,054 ( 52,989 from 2010 , 10,188 from 2020)
Land area: 941.5 square miles
Population density: 272.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	177,710	69.40%	18.0%
Black:	9,378	3.66%	60.9%
Indian:	2,909	1.14%	35.1%
Asian:	14,172	5.53%	67.3%
2+ races:	6,835	2.67%	56.1%
Hispanic:	45,050	17.59%	43.2%

Total non-White:	78,344	30.60%	49.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,968	14.2
Deaths:	4,570	9.3
Net Migration:	6,875	14.0
Net Immigration:	895	1.8

Change in White population:	27,164	13.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	25,825	12.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
203,065
150,546	74.14%
5,828	2.87%
2,154	1.06%
8,472	4.17%
4,380	2.16%
31,458	15.49%
52,519	25.86%

2000
157,715
133,368	84.56%
3,408	2.16%
1,839	1.17%
3,216	2.04%
2,838	1.80%
12,932	8.20%
24,347	15.44%

1990
113,409
107,778	95.03%
1,540	1.36%
1,553	1.37%
1,061	0.94%
n/a
1,477	1.30%
5,631	4.97%

1980
100,494
96,554	96.08%
1,527	1.52%
1,032	1.03%
531	0.53%
n/a
794	0.79%
3,940	3.92%

1970
77,370
75,451	97.52%
1,066	1.38%
165	0.21%
157	0.20%
n/a
463	0.60%
1,919	2.48%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
28,464	18.0
11,379	7.2
16,980	10.8
7,795	4.9

17,178	10.9
28,172	17.9

Number	Rate
1990's
21,248	18.7
10,369	9.1
18,330	16.2
1,351	1.2

25,590	22.6
18,716	16.5

Number	Rate
1980's
16,305	16.2
8,362	8.3
5,257	5.2
n/a

11,224	11.2
1,691	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,497	20.0
n/a

21,103	27.3
2,021	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, AR

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.3
58,576	22.9%
197,478	77.1%
29,734	11.6%

93,781
2.55

58,021	61.9%
43,000	74.1%
5,644	9.7%
35,760	38.1%

2010
Number	Percent
30.7
51,484	25.4%
151,581	74.6%
19,641	9.7%

76,389
2.56

48,059	62.9%
36,206	75.3%
5,002	10.4%
28,330	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
31.2
39,505	25.0%
118,210	75.0%
15,628	9.9%

60,183
2.52

39,770	66.1%
32,066	80.6%
3,497	8.8%
20,413	33.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
28,022	24.7%
85,387	75.3%
12,772	11.3%

43,655
2.50

30,421	69.7%
25,880	85.1%
2,031	6.7%
13,234	30.3%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
25,575	25.4%
74,919	74.6%
10,708	10.7%

35,914
2.64

26,180	72.9%
22,925	87.6%
1,481	5.7%
9,734	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, AR

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,268	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,650	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,513	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,683	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,897	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,958	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,800	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,991	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,250	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,691	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,212	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,885	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,328	8.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,033	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,912	6.3%
$200,000 or more	7,710	8.2%

Median Household Income	61,985
Per Capita Income	34,531

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	103
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,416	3.6%
Public Assistance	1,989	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,636	7.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	95,399	69.1%
Unemployed	4,202	3.0%
In Armed Forces	86	0.1%

Total Labor Force	99,687	72.2%
Not in Labor Force	38,305	27.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,254	35,043	57.4%
Non-Profit	3,393	6,017	36.1%
Self-Employed	7,737	4,570	62.9%

Local Government	3,050	3,717	45.1%
State Government	3,644	3,872	48.5%
Federal Government	1,397	1,135	55.2%

Total Private + Self	54,991	39,613	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,484	14,741	43.8%
Total	66,475	54,354	55.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	19,808	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,275	19.2%
Professional, Technical	30,240	25.0%
Service Occupations	19,154	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	452	0.4%
All others	28,514	23.6%

White Collar		60.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,410	13.6%
Retail trade	14,991	12.4%
Manufacturing	14,195	11.7%
Educational services	13,737	11.4%
Construction	10,222	8.4%
Accommodation and food services	9,943	8.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,146	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	6,598	5.5%
Other services	5,963	4.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,773	3.1%
Public administration	3,266	2.7%
Finance and insurance	3,078	2.5%
Wholesale trade	3,059	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,478	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,712	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,438	1.2%
Information	1,258	1.0%
Utilities	983	0.8%
Management	495	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	246	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30,303	12.25%
Puerto Rican	1,384	0.56%
Cuban	320	0.13%
Dominican	15	0.01%

Total Central American	7,623	3.08%
Costa Rican	75	0.03%
Guatemalan	1,339	0.54%
Honduran	734	0.30%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	129	0.05%
Salvadoran	5,346	2.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	914	0.37%
Argentinean	78	0.03%
Bolivian	95	0.04%
Chilean	52	0.02%
Colombian	306	0.12%
Ecuadorian	69	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	115	0.05%
Uruguayan	27	0.01%
Venezuelan	172	0.07%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,253	0.91%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Laotian	1,476	0.60%
Chinese	1,237	0.50%
Indian	558	0.23%
Filipino	535	0.22%
Hmong	472	0.19%
Vietnamese	420	0.17%
Japanese	312	0.13%
Bangladeshi	176	0.07%
Korean	139	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	190,976	82.4%
Spanish	28,738	12.4%
Other Asian	7,434	3.2%
Other Indo-European	1,017	0.4%
Chinese	978	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	605	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	426	0.2%
German, other Germanic	322	0.1%
Tagalog	288	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	27,526	11.1%
German	26,458	10.7%
Irish	23,376	9.5%
American	12,511	5.1%
European	6,283	2.5%
Scottish	5,973	2.4%
Italian	5,788	2.3%
French	4,449	1.8%
Polish	2,771	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,711	1.1%
Dutch	2,534	1.0%
British	2,226	0.9%
Welsh	1,679	0.7%
Norwegian	1,622	0.7%
Swedish	1,498	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	226,907	91.7%
Not a citizen	20,424	8.3%

Native	219,126	88.6%
Foreign-born	28,205	11.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,710	7.1%	8,947	5.9%	41,829	27.7%	37,611	24.9%	30,466	20.1%	21,649	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,710	7.1%
9-12 Years	8,947	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	41,829	27.7%
Some College	37,611	24.9%
Bach. Degree	30,466	20.1%
Grad Degree	21,649	14.3%
Average years of education: 13.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,339	59,025	2,314	3.8%	6.8%
1991	62,662	60,227	2,435	3.9%	7.3%
1992	64,376	62,013	2,363	3.7%	7.0%
1993	66,955	64,930	2,025	3.0%	6.1%
1994	70,561	68,731	1,830	2.6%	5.4%
1995	73,058	71,246	1,812	2.5%	4.9%
1996	74,316	72,201	2,115	2.8%	5.2%
1997	74,875	72,525	2,350	3.1%	5.1%
1998	77,020	74,610	2,410	3.1%	5.1%
1999	78,728	76,722	2,006	2.5%	4.5%

2000	82,281	79,877	2,404	2.9%	4.2%
2001	85,287	82,757	2,530	3.0%	4.8%
2002	89,141	86,227	2,914	3.3%	5.3%
2003	91,258	87,837	3,421	3.7%	5.8%
2004	94,439	90,887	3,552	3.8%	5.6%
2005	99,971	96,587	3,384	3.4%	5.3%
2006	101,706	97,970	3,736	3.7%	5.2%
2007	103,418	99,365	4,053	3.9%	5.4%
2008	102,564	98,272	4,292	4.2%	5.4%
2009	99,100	92,956	6,144	6.2%	7.7%

2010	102,805	96,374	6,431	6.3%	7.9%
2011	104,405	98,139	6,266	6.0%	7.9%
2012	105,913	100,201	5,712	5.4%	7.3%
2013	107,521	101,904	5,617	5.2%	7.1%
2014	111,044	106,301	4,743	4.3%	5.9%
2015	115,733	111,702	4,031	3.5%	5.0%
2016	118,574	115,300	3,274	2.8%	4.0%
2017	120,838	117,676	3,162	2.6%	3.7%
2018	122,567	119,377	3,190	2.6%	3.7%
2019	124,929	121,868	3,061	2.5%	3.5%

2020	126,141	120,346	5,795	4.6%	6.1%
2021	127,763	124,018	3,745	2.9%	4.1%
2022	134,071	130,955	3,116	2.3%	3.3%
2023	136,783	133,649	3,134	2.3%	3.3%
2024	135,453	131,814	3,639	2.7%	3.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	100,954
Median Value	$235,500

Occupied	93,781	92.9%
Vacant	7,173	7.1%

Owned	51,179	54.6%
Rented	42,602	45.4%
Median Rent	$935

Single-Family Units	66,792	66.2%
Detached	63,239	62.6%
Attached	3,553	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	20,933	20.7%
Mobile Homes	4,727	4.7%

Washington County, AR

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, AR

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, AR

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, AR

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Washington County, AR

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, AR

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, AR