Washington County, OH
Demographic and economic profile of Washington County, OH, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Washington County, OH is a small southeastern Ohio county of 59,318 residents with a GDP per capita of $60,741 despite a median household income of $63,603 and median worker earnings of $37,009, suggesting output concentrated in capital-intensive sectors rather than broad wage distribution. The labor force participation rate is low at 57.2%, with only 20.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 92.9% have at least a high school diploma and the unemployment rate stands at 4.6%. Housing costs are relatively low—median home value $174,100, median gross rent $828/month—but the county has shed population at a rate of -2.2% over five years, and the median age of 44.0 reflects an older workforce.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.2% since 2018
Washington County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone55,364 (93.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,596 (2.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race593 (1.0%)
- Black or African American Alone509 (0.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone482 (0.8%)
- Asian Alone324 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish412
- 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)249
- 3.Other Indo-European185
- 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island98
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)50
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,343
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,442
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)3,287
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,191
- 5.Construction (Group)1,892
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,992
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,684
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,951
- 4.Service Occupations4,550
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,886
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.29×)3,434
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.27×)542
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.26×)1,587
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)7,254
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.11×)1,733
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.