Washington County vs. Madison County

Washington County (AR)Madison County (AR)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)236,96116,481
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.7%4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)203,04615,722
Population, Census, April 1, 2010203,06515,717
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%23.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.7%19.1%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.1%
White alone, percent86.6%94.3%
Black or African American alone, percent3.7%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.6%1.7%
Asian alone, percent2.7%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent2.6%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent17.1%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.7%89.3%
Veterans, 2014-201811,699856
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.9%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)95,0137,586
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.3%78.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$167,600$107,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,219$919
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$385$285
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$768$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201331.3%3.1%
Building permits, 20181,5607
Households, 2014-201885,8916,195
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.0%91.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201817.5%4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.0%77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.9%61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.0%79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.8%12.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.2%14.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.4%11.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.7%54.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.9%48.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)399,4307,445
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,525,80713,527
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,925,758130,207
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,839$8,323
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.233.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,629$43,891
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,823$23,875
Persons in poverty, percent15.2%18.4%
Total employer establishments, 20175,442211
Total employment, 201788,5782,496
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,649,77679,962
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.4%0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,9831,282
All firms, 201218,5551,131
Men-owned firms, 20129,550565
Women-owned firms, 20125,948347
Minority-owned firms, 20122,40029
Nonminority-owned firms, 201215,2261,055
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,629143
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,097940
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010215.618.8
Land area in square miles, 2010941.97834.26

Source: United States Census Bureau

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