Washington County vs. Loudoun County

	Washington County (MD)	Loudoun County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	150,926	406,850
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.4%	30.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	147,430	312,348
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	147,430	312,311
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	28.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	9.3%
Female persons, percent	49.1%	50.5%
White alone, percent	82.6%	67.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.1%	8.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	20.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.4%	13.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.2%	55.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,747	21,469
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	24.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	61,638	136,506
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	65.4%	77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$492,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,524	$2,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$454	$763
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$905	$1,813
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.4%	16.4%
Building permits, 2018	310	3,715
Households, 2014-2018	55,864	125,309
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	3.06
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.1%	86.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	31.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.3%	97.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	93.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.9%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.4%	60.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.0%	3.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.6%	75.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.8%	68.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	258,678	877,045
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,056,407	1,188,530
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	2,735,043	1,636,892
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,804,194	2,319,443
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,457,555	5,140,369
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,474	$15,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.7	34.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,719	$136,268
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,802	$53,408
Persons in poverty, percent	11.1%	3.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	3,433	10,605
Total employment, 2017	60,244	160,171
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	2,380,601	9,700,822
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	5.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	8,867	35,343
All firms, 2012	10,639	33,392
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,409	17,450
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,830	12,179
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,342	12,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,658	19,974
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	978	2,922
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	8,878	28,790
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.9%	5.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	13.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	6.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.0%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	322.1	605.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	457.78	515.56

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (MD) and Loudoun county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.