Washington County vs. Franklin County

Washington County (MD)Franklin County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)150,926154,835
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.4%3.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)147,430149,619
Population, Census, April 1, 2010147,430149,618
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.2%19.6%
Female persons, percent49.1%50.9%
White alone, percent82.6%92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent12.1%4.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.9%1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.0%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.4%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.2%87.7%
Veterans, 2014-201810,74712,312
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.0%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)61,63865,791
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.4%70.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$208,200$175,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,524$1,371
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$454$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$905$868
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.4%15.7%
Building permits, 2018310423
Households, 2014-201855,86460,210
Persons per household, 2014-20182.522.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.1%89.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.3%84.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.7%77.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.9%87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%21.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.0%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.4%7.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.6%62.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.8%56.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,056,407820,531
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,735,0433,179,954
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,457,5551,809,457
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,474$11,961
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.724.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,719$59,713
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,802$29,748
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%11.0%
Total employer establishments, 20173,4333,080
Total employment, 201760,24450,967
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,380,6011,938,005
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.1%2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,8679,018
All firms, 201210,63911,618
Men-owned firms, 20125,4096,692
Women-owned firms, 20123,8303,752
Minority-owned firms, 20121,342642
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,65810,513
Veteran-owned firms, 20129781,384
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,8789,679
Black-owned firms, percent, 20073.9%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.0%27.0%
Population per square mile, 2010322.1193.7
Land area in square miles, 2010457.78772.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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