Washington County vs. Fayette County

Washington County (PA)Fayette County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)207,346130,441
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.2%-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)207,841136,595
Population, Census, April 1, 2010207,820136,606
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.5%19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.6%21.2%
Female persons, percent50.9%50.5%
White alone, percent93.5%92.6%
Black or African American alone, percent3.3%4.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.8%1.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.0%91.7%
Veterans, 2014-201815,1469,801
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.9%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)96,21263,962
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.6%73.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$162,600$97,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,337$1,048
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$463$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$746$657
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.3%12.8%
Building permits, 2018442163
Households, 2014-201884,10054,511
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.1%2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.6%72.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201829.5%16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%14.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.8%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%53.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.3%49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)318,020211,832
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,301,480619,786
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,561,8981,324,169
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,869,334496,635
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,342,0571,638,849
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,221$12,081
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.926.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$61,567$44,476
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,244$25,876
Persons in poverty, percent9.0%14.6%
Total employer establishments, 20175,2052,574
Total employment, 201786,26733,100
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,664,3751,188,093
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.6%-8.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201713,1046,310
All firms, 201215,0798,105
Men-owned firms, 20128,8764,709
Women-owned firms, 20124,7182,343
Minority-owned firms, 2012679369
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,7527,430
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,591856
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,6896,734
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.2%23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010242.5172.8
Land area in square miles, 2010856.99790.34

Source: United States Census Bureau

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