2024 population: 283,960 ( 16,403 from 2020)
Land area: 384.7 square miles
Population density: 738.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	216,863	76.37%	0.7%
Black:	17,710	6.24%	31.7%
Indian:	1,080	0.38%	0.8%
Asian:	24,803	8.73%	36.9%
2+ races:	7,459	2.63%	16.1%
Hispanic:	16,045	5.65%	23.1%

Total non-White:	67,097	23.63%	28.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	11,764	11.0
Deaths:	8,632	8.1
Net Migration:	10,868	10.2
Net Immigration:	2,558	2.4

Change in White population:	1,402	0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,001	5.6

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
267,557
215,461	80.53%
13,446	5.03%
1,071	0.40%
18,122	6.77%
6,423	2.40%
13,034	4.87%
52,096	19.47%

2010
238,136
204,111	85.71%
8,376	3.52%
973	0.41%
12,095	5.08%
4,240	1.78%
8,127	3.41%
34,025	14.29%

2000
201,130
186,133	92.54%
3,612	1.80%
747	0.37%
4,338	2.16%
2,251	1.12%
3,892	1.94%
14,997	7.46%

1990
145,896
139,839	95.85%
1,607	1.10%
600	0.41%
1,861	1.28%
n/a
1,989	1.36%
6,057	4.15%

1980
113,571
110,461	97.26%
634	0.56%
377	0.33%
900	0.79%
n/a
1,165	1.03%
3,110	2.74%

1970
82,948
81,506	98.26%
188	0.23%
196	0.24%
122	0.15%
n/a
850	1.02%
1,442	1.74%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
26,047	10.9
14,023	5.9
10,202	4.3
2,315	1.0

11,350	4.8
18,071	7.6

Number	Rate
2000's
27,135	13.5
10,019	5.0
12,923	6.4
2,104	1.0

17,978	8.9
19,028	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
25,616	17.6
7,982	5.5
39,838	27.3
1,552	1.1

46,294	31.7
8,940	6.1

Number	Rate
1980's
20,043	17.6
6,024	5.3
19,002	16.7
n/a

29,378	25.9
2,947	2.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
18,171	21.9
n/a

28,955	34.9
1,668	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, MN

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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
39.8
64,842	22.8%
219,118	77.2%
42,328	14.9%

101,177
2.62

72,186	71.3%
59,297	82.1%
4,373	6.1%
28,991	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.3
63,598	26.7%
174,538	73.3%
24,984	10.5%

87,859
2.67

64,442	73.3%
52,697	81.8%
5,139	8.0%
23,417	26.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
59,247	29.5%
141,883	70.5%
15,113	7.5%

71,496
2.77

55,097	77.1%
47,491	86.2%
3,844	7.0%
16,399	22.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
44,335	30.4%
101,561	69.6%
9,480	6.5%

49,158
2.91

39,386	80.1%
34,297	87.1%
2,538	6.4%
9,772	19.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.2
39,653	34.9%
73,918	65.1%
6,577	5.8%

35,128
3.18

29,073	82.8%
25,823	88.8%
1,792	6.2%
6,055	17.2%

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,170	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,839	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,444	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,083	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,699	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,164	2.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,198	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,018	2.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,628	2.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,703	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,656	7.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	12,979	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	12,641	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,561	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,348	14.2%
$200,000 or more	20,046	19.8%

Median Household Income	110,828
Per Capita Income	54,418

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	116
Compared to U.S.	121

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,887	2.9%
Public Assistance	2,043	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,084	5.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	128,597	79.7%
Unemployed	3,949	2.4%
In Armed Forces	175	0.1%

Total Labor Force	132,721	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	28,660	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	52,464	41,465	55.9%
Non-Profit	5,391	10,812	33.3%
Self-Employed	7,649	4,991	60.5%

Local Government	4,318	6,351	40.5%
State Government	2,507	3,141	44.4%
Federal Government	1,336	1,064	55.7%

Total Private + Self	60,113	46,456	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,552	21,368	38.8%
Total	73,665	67,824	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	31,907	22.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,039	19.8%
Professional, Technical	39,415	27.8%
Service Occupations	19,217	13.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	233	0.2%
All others	23,181	16.4%

White Collar		70.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	22,271	15.7%
Manufacturing	19,635	13.9%
Retail trade	13,281	9.4%
Educational services	12,484	8.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,918	7.7%
Finance and insurance	10,096	7.1%
Construction	8,404	5.9%
Public administration	7,202	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	6,727	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6,141	4.3%
Other services	5,808	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,716	3.3%
Wholesale trade	4,111	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,849	2.0%
Information	2,401	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,174	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,091	0.8%
Utilities	1,017	0.7%
Management	348	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	85	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,290	3.09%
Puerto Rican	702	0.26%
Cuban	275	0.10%
Dominican	116	0.04%

Total Central American	1,322	0.49%
Costa Rican	14	0.01%
Guatemalan	332	0.12%
Honduran	92	0.03%
Nicaraguan	341	0.13%
Panamanian	13	0.00%
Salvadoran	530	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	777	0.29%
Argentinean	72	0.03%
Bolivian	21	0.01%
Chilean	91	0.03%
Colombian	163	0.06%
Ecuadorian	60	0.02%
Paraguayan	20	0.01%
Peruvian	229	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	121	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	998	0.37%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	8,684	3.23%
Indian	2,597	0.97%
Chinese	1,933	0.72%
Vietnamese	1,339	0.50%
Korean	945	0.35%
Filipino	551	0.21%
Cambodian	283	0.11%
Japanese	246	0.09%
Taiwanese	136	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	225,217	88.9%
Spanish	7,747	3.1%
Other Asian	7,624	3.0%
Other	3,891	1.5%
Other Indo-European	2,537	1.0%
Chinese	1,495	0.6%
Vietnamese	1,176	0.5%
German, other Germanic	1,051	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,033	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	81,101	30.2%
Irish	32,194	12.0%
Norwegian	29,060	10.8%
Swedish	22,046	8.2%
English	19,052	7.1%
Polish	11,525	4.3%
Italian	10,981	4.1%
French	10,445	3.9%
American	9,064	3.4%
European	6,041	2.2%
Scandinavian	4,723	1.8%
Czech	3,976	1.5%
Dutch	3,186	1.2%
French Canadian	3,081	1.1%
Scottish	2,765	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	262,052	97.5%
Not a citizen	6,599	2.5%

Native	247,861	92.3%
Foreign-born	20,790	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,558	1.4%	4,369	2.4%	34,642	19.0%	53,340	29.3%	56,173	30.8%	31,053	17.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,558	1.4%
9-12 Years	4,369	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,642	19.0%
Some College	53,340	29.3%
Bach. Degree	56,173	30.8%
Grad Degree	31,053	17.0%
Average years of education: 14.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	83,047	80,009	3,038	3.7%	4.7%
1991	85,870	82,234	3,636	4.2%	5.1%
1992	89,265	85,649	3,616	4.1%	5.0%
1993	94,061	90,592	3,469	3.7%	4.8%
1994	100,293	97,466	2,827	2.8%	4.0%
1995	104,650	101,928	2,722	2.6%	3.7%
1996	108,884	106,103	2,781	2.6%	3.8%
1997	111,755	109,455	2,300	2.1%	3.2%
1998	115,126	113,108	2,018	1.8%	2.7%
1999	118,743	116,656	2,087	1.8%	2.7%

2000	117,541	114,732	2,809	2.4%	3.0%
2001	120,097	116,504	3,593	3.0%	3.8%
2002	121,517	116,878	4,639	3.8%	4.5%
2003	123,778	118,701	5,077	4.1%	4.8%
2004	124,381	119,443	4,938	4.0%	4.6%
2005	125,631	121,199	4,432	3.5%	4.1%
2006	127,554	122,964	4,590	3.6%	4.1%
2007	127,500	122,373	5,127	4.0%	4.6%
2008	128,837	122,424	6,413	5.0%	5.4%
2009	128,435	118,957	9,478	7.4%	7.9%

2010	132,144	123,252	8,892	6.7%	7.4%
2011	133,346	125,454	7,892	5.9%	6.5%
2012	133,838	126,905	6,933	5.2%	5.6%
2013	135,014	128,944	6,070	4.5%	5.0%
2014	136,346	131,262	5,084	3.7%	4.3%
2015	137,465	133,023	4,442	3.2%	3.8%
2016	138,733	134,104	4,629	3.3%	3.9%
2017	140,632	136,430	4,202	3.0%	3.4%
2018	142,050	138,361	3,689	2.6%	3.0%
2019	144,689	140,707	3,982	2.8%	3.2%

2020	143,583	135,509	8,074	5.6%	6.2%
2021	141,738	137,110	4,628	3.3%	3.8%
2022	144,655	141,362	3,293	2.3%	2.7%
2023	145,662	142,110	3,552	2.4%	2.8%
2024	150,237	146,241	3,996	2.7%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	104,880
Median Value	$379,300

Occupied	101,177	96.5%
Vacant	3,703	3.5%

Owned	82,419	81.5%
Rented	18,758	18.5%
Median Rent	$1,577

Single-Family Units	88,710	84.6%
Detached	71,670	68.3%
Attached	17,040	16.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,113	11.5%
Mobile Homes	1,524	1.5%

Washington County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Washington County, MN

2022 Housing Data for Washington County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Washington County, MN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Washington County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for Washington County, MN