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Washington County Public Schools Overview

Hagerstown Community College located in Washington County Public Schools area. A total of 56,035 households are located in Washington County Public Schools area. Among them, 17,348 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.05 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 41,238 and 33,757 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.53% (3,575) of residents are non-citizens and 7.51% (10,609) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Washington County Public Schools, Maryland
Household	56,035
Population	141,205
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,348 (30.96%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	41,238
Total Students	33,757
Pre-Kindergarten	2,119
Kindergarten	1,733
Grade 1-8	14,763
Grade 9-12	8,060
College/Graduate School	7,082
Veterans	116,995
Non-citizen	3,575
Non-English Home Language	10,609
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

121,150 residents are over the age of 16 and 72,641 people are in labor force. Among them, 72,472 people are in civilian labor force and 169 are in armed labor force. 68,511 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Washington County Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,470	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	54,341	80.54%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	6,416	9.51%
Public transportation	1,117	1.66%
Walked	1,248	1.85%
Other method	803	1.19%
Worked from home	3,545	5.25%
Average Commute Time	30 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,511	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	22,991	33.56%
Service	12,975	18.94%
Sales and office	14,925	21.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,768	9.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	10,852	15.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,511	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	462	0.67%
Construction	5,402	7.88%
Manufacturing	5,451	7.96%
Wholesale trade	1,654	2.41%
Retail trade	8,111	11.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,391	7.87%
Information	1,211	1.77%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,987	5.82%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	7,850	11.46%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,533	21.21%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,482	8.00%
Other services, except public administration	3,526	5.15%
Public administration	5,451	7.96%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	68,511	-
Private wage and salary workers	52,969	77.31%
Government workers	11,782	17.20%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,589	5.24%
Unpaid family workers	171	0.25%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $79,633 for the 56,035 households in Washington County Public Schools area, Maryland. The average income of a single worker is $35,727. 133,760 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.33%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,035	-
Less than $10,000	3,013	5.38%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,498	4.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,367	9.58%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,092	9.09%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,454	13.30%
$50,000 - $74,999	9,796	17.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,458	13.31%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,650	15.44%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,053	7.23%
More than $200,000	2,654	4.74%
Median Household Income	$60,860	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$79,633	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	37,505	-
Less than $10,000	1,258	3.35%
$10,000 - $14,999	911	2.43%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,386	6.36%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,748	7.33%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,493	11.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,498	17.33%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,984	15.96%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,167	19.11%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,787	10.10%
More than $200,000	2,273	6.06%

Median Family Income	$76,458	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$93,653	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$35,727	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$54,020	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$54,020	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	141,797	-
With health insurance coverage	133,760	94.33%
Public coverage	57,617	40.63%
Private health insurance	97,821	68.99%
Without health insurance coverage	8,037	5.67%

Housing

There are 61,506 housing units in Washington County Public Schools area, Maryland with 56,035 units (91.10%) occupied. 36,952 houses (65.94%) are occupied by owner and 19,083 houses (34.06%) are rented. The average housing value is $210,300 and the average rental cost is $921. 917 houses (1.49%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 15,386 houses (25.02%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	61,506	-
Occupied	56,035	91.10%
Owner Occupied	36,952	65.94%
Renter Occupied	19,083	34.06%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	37,628	61.18%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	9,417	15.31%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,208	19.85%
Mobile Homes	2,253	3.66%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	61,506	-
Built 2014 or later	917	1.49%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,015	1.65%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,834	14.36%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,796	12.68%
Built 1980 - 1989	7,132	11.60%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,900	12.84%
Built 1960 - 1969	5,662	9.21%
Built 1950 - 1959	6,864	11.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	15,386	25.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	61,506	-
1 room	1,000	1.63%
2 rooms	874	1.42%
3 rooms	3,483	5.66%
4 rooms	7,941	12.91%
5 rooms	10,792	17.55%
6 rooms	12,997	21.13%
7 rooms	8,601	13.98%
8 rooms	6,597	10.73%
9 rooms or more	9,221	14.99%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	61,506	-
no bedroom	1,088	1.77%
1 bedroom	5,406	8.79%
2 bedrooms	14,408	23.43%
3 bedrooms	26,933	43.79%
4 bedrooms	10,279	16.71%
5 bedrooms or more	3,392	5.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	36,952	-
Less than $50,000	1,331	3.60%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,267	6.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,151	13.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	8,429	22.81%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,286	30.54%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,598	17.86%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,522	4.12%
$1,000,000 or more	368	1.00%
Median House Value	$210,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	17,971	-
Less than $500	2,390	13.30%
$500 - $999	8,103	45.09%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,748	31.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,426	7.94%
$2,000 - $2,499	215	1.20%
$2,500 - $2,999	59	0.33%
$3,000 or more	30	0.17%
Median Rental Costs	$921	-

Demographic

A total of 150,109 people lives in Washington County Public Schools area, Maryland with 76,330 male and 73,779 female. The males to female ratio is 50.85 to 49.15. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	150,109	-
Male	76,330	50.85%
Female	73,779	49.15%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	150,109	-
Under 5 years	8,659	5.77%
5 - 9 years	9,070	6.04%
10 - 14 years	9,290	6.19%
15 - 19 years	9,092	6.06%
20 - 24 years	8,919	5.94%
25 - 34 years	19,668	13.10%
35 - 44 years	18,443	12.29%
45 - 54 years	21,598	14.39%
55 - 59 years	10,164	6.77%
60 - 64 years	9,967	6.64%
65 - 74 years	14,129	9.41%
75 - 84 years	7,961	5.30%
85 years and older	3,149	2.10%
Median Age	40.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	150,109	-
One Race	143,951	95.90%
White	123,236	82.10%
Black or African American	15,984	10.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	202	0.13%
Asian	2,755	1.84%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	140	0.09%
Other	1,634	1.09%

Two or more races	6,158	4.10%
White and Black or African American	3,527	2.35%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	542	0.36%
White and Asian	891	0.59%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	196	0.13%