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Washington County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Washington County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Washington County's 283,960 residents skew highly educated, with 48.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a 96.3% high school attainment rate, supporting a labor force with median worker earnings of $59,488 and a low 3.3% unemployment rate. The county posted 7.5% population growth over five years, reflecting sustained residential demand, with a median home value of $400,900, an 81.3% homeownership rate, and a poverty rate of just 5.0%. At a median household income of $115,345 and a mean commute of 24.5 minutes, the county functions largely as a high-income residential and employment base within the broader Twin Cities region.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

283,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$115,345

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.5% since 2018

Washington County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone215,812 (78.1%)
  • Asian Alone21,295 (7.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone15,355 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races8,591 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race8,354 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6,035 (2.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish8,423
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island8,383
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,574
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,544
  5. 5.Vietnamese1,264

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

11,439

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,177

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$56,650

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance36,323
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)19,482
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services17,405
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)14,026
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing11,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations74,225
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations27,548
  3. 3.Service Occupations18,772
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations14,867
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations8,450

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.38×)19,468
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.24×)11,727
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)4,013
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)35,537
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.06×)7,080

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$400,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,637/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99920,636 (24.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99919,280 (22.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99917,666 (20.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,932 (9.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,795 (6.8%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9995,610 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

48.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

96.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$59,488

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone93,759 (66.3%)
  • Worked At Home33,344 (23.6%)
  • Carpooled10,561 (7.5%)
  • Walked1,272 (0.9%)
  • Other1,256 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit849 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.