Washington, Illinois

Population:

• Population as of April 1, 2020: 16,071
• Population estimate as of April 1, 2020 (V2022): 16,084
• Population percent change from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2022 (V2022): -1.2%
• Population as of April 1, 2010: 15,134

Age and Sex:

• Persons under 5 years, percent: 5.9%
• Persons under 18 years, percent: 30.3%
• Persons 65 years and over, percent: 15.6%
• Female persons, percent: 51.6%

Race and Hispanic Origin:

• White alone, percent: 95.3%
• Black or African American alone, percent: 0.6%
• American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent: 0.0%
• Asian alone, percent: 1.2%
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent: 0.0%
• Two or More Races, percent: 1.6%
• Hispanic or Latino, percent: 2.4%
• White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent: 94.4%

Population Characteristics:

• Veterans (2017-2021): 946
• Foreign born persons, percent (2017-2021): 2.2%

Housing:

• Housing units as of July 1, 2022 (V2022): Data not available
• Owner-occupied housing unit rate (2017-2021): 78.3%
• Median value of owner-occupied housing units (2017-2021): $188,200
• Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage (2017-2021): $1,564
• Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortgage (2017-2021): $642
• Median gross rent (2017-2021): $934
• Building permits in 2022: Data not available

Families & Living Arrangements:

• Households (2017-2021): 6,013
• Persons per household (2017-2021): 2.65
• Percentage of people living in the same house 1 year ago (2017-2021): 89.5%
• Language other than English spoken at home, percent (2017-2021): 2.4%

Computer and Internet Use:

• Households with a computer, percent (2017-2021): 94.2%
• Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent (2017-2021): 89.9%

Education:

• High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ (2017-2021): 97.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+ (2017-2021): 43.0%

Health:

• With a disability, under age 65 years, percent (2017-2021): 5.4%
• Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent: 6.4%

Economy:

• In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+ (2017-2021): 64.9%
• In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+ (2017-2021): 59.3%
• Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017: $23,069 (in thousands)
• Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017: Data not available (D)
• Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017: Data not available (D)
• Total retail sales, 2017: $378,433 (in thousands)
• Total retail sales per capita, 2017: $22,693

Transportation:

• Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+ (2017-2021): 20.1

Income & Poverty:

• Median household income (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021: $79,384
• Per capita income in the past 12 months (in 2021 dollars), 2017-2021: $38,555

These statistics provide a snapshot of the demographic, economic, and social characteristics of Washington, Illinois, as reported by the U.S. Census.