Washington County vs. Choctaw County

	Washington County (AL)	Choctaw County (AL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	16,378	12,841
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.8%	-7.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,581	13,858
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,581	13,859
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	23.0%
Female persons, percent	50.8%	52.7%
White alone, percent	66.2%	57.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	23.5%	41.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	7.9%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	1.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	65.1%	56.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,050	771
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	0.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,573	7,394
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	83.8%	79.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,200	$75,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,039	$947
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$347	$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$709	$533
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.0%	4.0%
Households, 2014-2018	6,007	5,350
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.75	2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.9%	87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	74.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	58.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	80.4%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.1%	13.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.5%	21.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.9%	11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.6%	44.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.9%	37.3%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,720	99,968
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,426	$7,333
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	34.8	32.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,794	$34,884
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,776	$22,182
Persons in poverty, percent	17.6%	22.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	208	257
Total employment, 2017	5,214	2,811
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	396,183	145,655
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.7%	-0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,043	811
All firms, 2012	1,176	1,233
Men-owned firms, 2012	583	754
Women-owned firms, 2012	402	323
Minority-owned firms, 2012	341	321
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	789	870
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	132	291
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	998	869
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.6%	44.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.3	15.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,080.21	913.50

Source: United States Census Bureau

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