COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Washington County

Florida · 16,919 residents · 585 sq mi

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Washington County is home to 16,919 people in Florida. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,800. That trails the Florida median by roughly 34%. The median age is 37.4, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,919

−19%vs 2000

vs 20,973 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

585 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(1,124)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(1,103)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,237)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(1,251)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(994)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(2,247)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(2,190)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(2,054)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(1,826)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,647)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(936)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(310)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,266

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,922 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,794

−41%vs 2000

vs $14,980 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.9%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,800

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$269

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

19.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.5%(16,876)

Black13.5%(2,828)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(483)

Asian0.3%(71)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(13,991)

Black14.7%(2,494)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(134)

Asian0.5%(84)

Other2.1%(350)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(384)

Cuban0.7%(191)

Puerto Rican0.7%(185)

Central American0.4%(96)

South American0.3%(70)

Honduran0.3%(65)

Ecuadorian0.2%(56)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

Costa Rican0.1%(18)

Dominican0.1%(13)

Panamanian0.1%(13)

Colombian0%(9)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Chilean0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(66)

Korean0.2%(61)

Vietnamese0.1%(23)

Ancestry

English9.5%(2,431)

Irish9%(2,292)

American7.5%(1,904)

German6.9%(1,768)

Italian2.5%(639)

Scottish1.6%(398)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(289)

French1.1%(270)

Polish0.7%(168)

Subsaharan African0.7%(167)

Welsh0.6%(159)

West Indian0.5%(130)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(114)

Dutch0.4%(103)

Russian0.4%(98)

Haitian0.3%(87)

Swedish0.2%(54)

Czech0.2%(52)

Jamaican0.2%(40)

French Canadian0.1%(34)

Norwegian0.1%(24)

Arab0.1%(23)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0%(12)

Greek0%(10)

Danish0%(9)

Latvian0%(9)

Hungarian0%(8)

Iranian0%(8)

Croatian0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Brazilian0%(6)

Slovak0%(6)

Armenian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 21.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.8%(4,170)

Married46.3%(5,253)

Widowed2.8%(318)

Divorced14.1%(1,598)

Women 15+

Never married23.1%(2,312)

Married50.4%(5,040)

Widowed14.1%(1,413)

Divorced12.3%(1,229)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.1%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.3%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.6%(435)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(519)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(723)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(84)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,846 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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