Loudoun County vs. Washington County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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