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Washington County, NC

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

AI Overview

Washington County, NC is a small rural county of 10,905 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 48.7% and an unemployment rate of 11.2%, reflecting a constrained and older workforce with a median age of 48.8 years. Only 12.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $31,742, consistent with a low-cost labor market where median home values are $107,000 and median gross rent is $829 per month. The county has lost 10.3% of its population over five years, with a poverty rate of 24.7% and GDP per capita of $24,555, signaling a structurally challenged economy with limited economic momentum.

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

Population

10,905

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,813

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-10.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone5,182 (47.9%)
  • White Alone4,901 (45.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races331 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone287 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race96 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone10 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish58
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

761

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,555

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,150

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

11.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance883
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)421
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)343
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services292
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services285

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Service Occupations971
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations840
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations739
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations566
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations446

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.20×)201
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.56×)290
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.55×)288
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.42×)490
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.07×)292

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$829/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999395 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999357 (11.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999336 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999254 (7.9%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999219 (6.8%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999219 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

48.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,742

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,843 (80.0%)
  • Carpooled360 (10.1%)
  • Worked At Home287 (8.1%)
  • Other21 (0.6%)
  • Walked19 (0.5%)
  • Taxi11 (0.3%)

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.