Allegany County vs. Washington County

Allegany County (MD)Washington County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)70,975150,926
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.4%2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)75,047147,430
Population, Census, April 1, 201075,087147,430
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.4%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.3%17.2%
Female persons, percent47.9%49.1%
White alone, percent88.3%82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent8.2%12.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.2%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.9%5.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.8%78.2%
Veterans, 2014-20185,41010,747
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.1%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)32,82661,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.6%65.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$119,200$208,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,048$1,524
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$406$454
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$694$905
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201319.0%19.4%
Building permits, 201830310
Households, 2014-201827,83755,864
Persons per household, 2014-20182.302.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.3%86.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.0%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.0%84.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.7%74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.3%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.9%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.9%6.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.8%59.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.8%57.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)616,1341,056,407
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)922,8372,457,555
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,469$16,474
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.329.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,065$59,719
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,280$29,802
Persons in poverty, percent16.7%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,5523,433
Total employment, 201723,84460,244
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)838,7702,380,601
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.3%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,9348,867
All firms, 20124,32310,639
Men-owned firms, 20122,3985,409
Women-owned firms, 20121,3733,830
Minority-owned firms, 20123111,342
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,7388,658
Veteran-owned firms, 2012417978
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,6008,878
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.9%26.0%
Population per square mile, 2010177.0322.1
Land area in square miles, 2010424.16457.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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