Washington County vs. St. Croix County

Washington County (MN)St. Croix County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)259,20189,694
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)8.9%6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)238,11484,347
Population, Census, April 1, 2010238,13684,345
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.6%24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%14.1%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.1%
White alone, percent85.9%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent4.9%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent6.2%1.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.3%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent82.2%93.8%
Veterans, 2014-201813,6544,798
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.8%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)99,45936,313
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201881.6%76.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$277,400$233,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,827$1,613
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$587$565
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,267$947
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%15.6%
Building permits, 20181,699563
Households, 2014-201893,18433,674
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.4%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.4%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.3%92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201890.3%84.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.0%96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.2%33.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.1%5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.3%4.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.7%72.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.1%67.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)399,030122,879
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,052,695353,361
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,767,0531,307,740
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,760,0631,907,276
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,976,3601,107,727
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,194$12,995
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.027.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$92,376$81,124
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,789$37,419
Persons in poverty, percent4.2%4.7%
Total employer establishments, 20175,9462,321
Total employment, 201779,57430,661
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,508,4271,250,802
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.4%4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,6506,556
All firms, 201221,3027,327
Men-owned firms, 201211,0353,961
Women-owned firms, 20127,7292,506
Minority-owned firms, 20122,089283
Nonminority-owned firms, 201218,6136,808
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,932493
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201218,4146,414
Black-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.8%0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010619.7116.8
Land area in square miles, 2010384.28722.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

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