2024 population: 22,631 ( 66 from 2020)
Land area: 568.8 square miles
Population density: 39.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	20,035	88.53%	1.3%
Black:	229	1.01%	4.1%
Indian:	44	0.19%	10.0%
Asian:	159	0.70%	5.3%
2+ races:	256	1.13%	1.9%
Hispanic:	1,908	8.43%	19.0%

Total non-White:	2,596	11.47%	14.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,170	13.0
Deaths:	1,126	12.5
Net Migration:	-125	-1.4
Net Immigration:	150	1.7

Change in White population:	-255	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	321	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
22,565
20,290	89.92%
220	0.97%
40	0.18%
151	0.67%
261	1.16%
1,603	7.10%
2,275	10.08%

2010
21,704
20,114	92.67%
140	0.65%
40	0.18%
85	0.39%
185	0.85%
1,138	5.24%
1,590	7.33%

2000
20,670
19,838	95.97%
58	0.28%
37	0.18%
54	0.26%
99	0.48%
564	2.73%
832	4.03%

1990
19,612
19,326	98.54%
76	0.39%
16	0.08%
38	0.19%
n/a
156	0.80%
286	1.46%

1980
20,141
19,913	98.87%
33	0.16%
10	0.05%
45	0.22%
n/a
140	0.70%
228	1.13%

1970
18,967
18,888	99.58%
15	0.08%
18	0.09%
5	0.03%
n/a
37	0.20%
79	0.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
2,685	12.4
2,250	10.4
-198	-0.9
41	0.2

176	0.8
685	3.2

Number	Rate
2000's
2,752	13.3
2,145	10.4
27	0.1
90	0.4

276	1.3
758	3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
2,857	14.6
2,302	11.7
984	5.0
184	0.9

512	2.6
546	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
2,915	14.5
2,145	10.6
-1,385	-6.9
n/a

-587	-2.9
58	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
243	1.3
n/a

1,025	5.4
149	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, IA

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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
40.1
5,540	12.3%
39,656	87.7%
4,417	9.8%

8,922
2.48

6,131	68.7%
4,931	80.4%
547	8.9%
2,791	31.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
5,459	25.2%
16,245	74.8%
3,758	17.3%

8,741
2.45

5,874	67.2%
4,853	82.6%
445	7.6%
2,867	32.8%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
5,388	26.1%
15,282	73.9%
3,689	17.8%

8,069
2.50

5,665	70.2%
4,846	85.5%
336	5.9%
2,404	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
5,203	26.5%
14,409	73.5%
3,641	18.6%

7,382
2.58

5,228	70.8%
4,727	90.4%
230	4.4%
2,154	29.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
5,773	28.7%
14,368	71.3%
3,275	16.3%

7,231
2.71

5,483	75.8%
4,882	89.0%
252	4.6%
1,748	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	239	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	248	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	284	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	262	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	320	3.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	332	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	399	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	380	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	418	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	823	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	990	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,315	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,320	14.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	584	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	545	6.1%
$200,000 or more	463	5.2%

Median Household Income	71,122
Per Capita Income	35,451

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	302	3.4%
Public Assistance	209	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	777	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	9,820	79.3%
Unemployed	271	2.2%
In Armed Forces	10	0.1%

Total Labor Force	10,101	81.6%
Not in Labor Force	2,278	18.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,024	2,818	58.8%
Non-Profit	299	547	35.3%
Self-Employed	1,196	582	67.3%

Local Government	357	500	41.7%
State Government	296	813	26.7%
Federal Government	132	130	50.4%

Total Private + Self	5,220	3,400	60.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,084	1,990	35.3%
Total	6,304	5,390	53.9%

Pct. Govt.	19.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,749	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	2,115	18.1%
Professional, Technical	2,291	19.6%
Service Occupations	2,122	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	298	2.5%
All others	3,424	29.3%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,768	15.1%
Retail trade	1,507	12.9%
Construction	1,342	11.5%
Educational services	1,148	9.8%
Manufacturing	999	8.5%
Other services	818	7.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	674	5.8%
Finance and insurance	551	4.7%
Accommodation and food services	530	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	435	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	424	3.6%
Public administration	407	3.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	244	2.1%
Information	240	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	225	1.9%
Wholesale trade	173	1.5%
Utilities	122	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	92	0.8%
Management	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,099	4.88%
Puerto Rican	23	0.10%
Cuban	3	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	215	0.95%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	172	0.76%
Honduran	30	0.13%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	8	0.04%
Other Central American	5	0.02%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	242	1.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	38	0.17%
Filipino	29	0.13%
Thai	7	0.03%
Korean	6	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	19,528	92.5%
Spanish	1,007	4.8%
German, other Germanic	414	2.0%
Other Asian	46	0.2%
Tagalog	41	0.2%
Other Indo-European	39	0.2%
Chinese	31	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	6,507	28.9%
Irish	2,798	12.4%
English	1,860	8.3%
American	1,423	6.3%
Swiss	618	2.7%
French	571	2.5%
Norwegian	546	2.4%
Dutch	515	2.3%
Scottish	504	2.2%
European	458	2.0%
Swedish	329	1.5%
Italian	294	1.3%
Czech	247	1.1%
Polish	213	0.9%
Welsh	191	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	22,045	97.8%
Not a citizen	489	2.2%

Native	21,691	96.3%
Foreign-born	843	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
520	3.4%	656	4.3%	5,553	36.3%	4,845	31.6%	2,483	16.2%	1,252	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	520	3.4%
9-12 Years	656	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,553	36.3%
Some College	4,845	31.6%
Bach. Degree	2,483	16.2%
Grad Degree	1,252	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	10,422	10,129	293	2.8%	4.4%
1991	10,684	10,321	363	3.4%	4.7%
1992	11,060	10,677	383	3.5%	4.5%
1993	11,126	10,751	375	3.4%	4.1%
1994	11,270	10,933	337	3.0%	3.6%
1995	11,387	11,024	363	3.2%	3.5%
1996	11,651	11,243	408	3.5%	3.6%
1997	11,566	11,237	329	2.8%	3.1%
1998	11,410	11,123	287	2.5%	2.8%
1999	11,283	11,001	282	2.5%	2.7%

2000	11,313	11,061	252	2.2%	2.7%
2001	11,612	11,288	324	2.8%	3.3%
2002	12,133	11,736	397	3.3%	4.0%
2003	12,123	11,674	449	3.7%	4.4%
2004	12,156	11,612	544	4.5%	4.5%
2005	12,241	11,779	462	3.8%	4.3%
2006	12,443	12,075	368	3.0%	3.7%
2007	11,954	11,545	409	3.4%	3.7%
2008	12,039	11,553	486	4.0%	4.1%
2009	11,851	11,193	658	5.6%	6.4%

2010	12,387	11,745	642	5.2%	6.1%
2011	12,365	11,775	590	4.8%	5.6%
2012	12,199	11,684	515	4.2%	5.1%
2013	12,289	11,826	463	3.8%	4.7%
2014	12,323	11,881	442	3.6%	4.2%
2015	12,392	12,009	383	3.1%	3.7%
2016	12,421	12,060	361	2.9%	3.6%
2017	12,268	11,910	358	2.9%	3.1%
2018	12,047	11,754	293	2.4%	2.6%
2019	12,127	11,824	303	2.5%	2.8%

2020	11,490	11,021	469	4.1%	5.3%
2021	11,569	11,178	391	3.4%	3.8%
2022	11,785	11,480	305	2.6%	2.7%
2023	11,794	11,487	307	2.6%	2.9%
2024	12,152	11,861	291	2.4%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,606
Median Value	$182,400

Occupied	8,922	92.9%
Vacant	684	7.1%

Owned	6,386	71.6%
Rented	2,536	28.4%
Median Rent	$849

Single-Family Units	7,969	83.0%
Detached	7,620	79.3%
Attached	349	3.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	612	6.4%
Mobile Homes	354	3.7%

Washington County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, IA