Ramsey County vs. Washington County

	Ramsey County (MN)	Washington County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	550,210	259,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.2%	8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	508,639	238,114
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	508,640	238,136
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	15.0%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.6%
White alone, percent	67.4%	85.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.6%	4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	15.3%	6.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.4%	82.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,891	13,654
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.6%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	220,680	99,459
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.3%	81.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$219,400	$277,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,585	$1,827
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$578	$587
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$969	$1,267
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.9%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,001	1,699
Households, 2014-2018	209,069	93,184
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	88.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.9%	9.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.0%	94.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	90.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.9%	43.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	6.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	3.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.0%	70.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	67.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,080,379	399,030
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,557,286	1,052,695
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,172,047	5,767,053
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,499,726	4,760,063
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,557,022	2,976,360
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,606	$12,194
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,304	$92,376
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,049	$43,789
Persons in poverty, percent	14.6%	4.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,579	5,946
Total employment, 2017	298,031	79,574
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,154,242	3,508,427
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.1%	-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,768	18,650
All firms, 2012	47,210	21,302
Men-owned firms, 2012	24,928	11,035
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,937	7,729
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,506	2,089
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	35,648	18,613
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,197	1,932
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	40,535	18,414
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.6%	1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.6%	28.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,341.7	619.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	152.21	384.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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