Washington County, Maine (ME)

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• • 27,31487.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3784.4%Two or more races
  • 1,2263.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 9633.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2060.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1300.4%Asian alone
  • 1090.3%Some other race alone
  • 110.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $229,377

Here:	$229,377
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,242

Here:	$190,242
State:	$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $139,050

Here:	$139,050
State:	$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $456,045

Here:	$456,045
State:	$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,457

Here:	$413,457
State:	$342,001

Mobile homes: $94,515

Here:	$94,515
State:	$142,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,679

Here:	$45,679
State:	$41,429

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 77
• Auto thefts: 8

Health of residents in Washington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,768 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,420 (1.0%)

Area name: Washington County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $468 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $693 a month.

Cities in this county include: Calais, Baileyville, Lubec, Eastport, Jonesport, Machias, East Machias, Milbridge, Addison, Machiasport.

2023 air pollution in Washington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.032 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 3.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Grant County, Oregon , Washakie County, Wyoming , Weston County, Wyoming , Manistee County, Michigan , Stanley County, South Dakota .

Current college students: 1,543
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,181 (62.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1622010 or later
• 1642000 to 2009
• 2081990 to 1999
• 2251980 to 1989
• 1651970 to 1979
• 720Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,588
• One, attached: 77
• Two: 396
• 3 or 4: 560
• 5 to 9: 393
• 10 to 19: 172
• 20 to 49: 224
• 50 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 2,377
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 4,835 (560 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 509 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 372

Religion statistics for Washington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Winter Storm, Snow Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4108: March 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4108, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 12, 2010 to December 19, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1953: February 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1953, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 18, 2009 to July 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1852: July 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1852, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 14, 2003 to December 15, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3194: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 3194, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 06, 2003 to December 07, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3190: January 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 3190, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($63,860 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.21% relocated from other counties in Maine ($18,803 average AGI)
3.79% relocated from other states ($45,057 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.79%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Penobscot County, ME	0.58% ($41,072 average AGI)
from Hancock County, ME	0.48% ($49,316)
from York County, ME	0.20% ($49,500)
from Aroostook County, ME	0.19% ($39,696)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.17% ($92,600)

4.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,904 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.40% relocated to other counties in Maine ($21,356 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($26,547 average AGI)

Washington County:	2.00%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Penobscot County, ME	0.67% ($34,405 average AGI)
to Hancock County, ME	0.58% ($36,397)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.20% ($30,708)
to Aroostook County, ME	0.17% ($35,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Washington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,946 (2,180 living alone), Female householders: 7,228 (2,302 living alone)

• 6,480 spouses (6,424 opposite-sex spouses), 1,475 unmarried partners, (1,435 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,418 children (5,593 natural, 421 adopted, 385 stepchildren), 722 grandchildren, 178 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 95 foster children, 347 other relatives, 624 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 950

Size of family households: 5,265 2-persons, 1,703 3-persons, 1,009 4-persons, 438 5-persons, 167 6-persons, 241 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,475 1-person, 869 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

3,272 married couples with children.
1,527 single-parent households (580 men, 947 women).

94.8% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $308,449,000 ($9,192 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,949,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $109,476,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,810,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,746,000
Federal grants: $107,037,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,943,000 ($8,041,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $20,437,000 ($2,874,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,564,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,904,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,998,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (74% from ground, 26% from surface)

• Year house built in Washington County, Maine
• 432020 or later
• 1,5872010 to 2019
• 2,5592000 to 2009
• 2,4991990 to 1999
• 2,8001980 to 1989
• 3,2651970 to 1979
• 1,2641960 to 1969
• 9451950 to 1959
• 8871940 to 1949
• 5,8721939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Maine
• 641 room
• 1802 rooms
• 4933 rooms
• 1,4154 rooms
• 2,7955 rooms
• 2,2686 rooms
• 1,4897 rooms
• 1,0528 rooms
• 1,4839+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Maine
• 671 room
• 2122 rooms
• 5853 rooms
• 7924 rooms
• 5535 rooms
• 2886 rooms
• 2867 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 949+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Maine
• 84no bedroom
• 6281 bedroom
• 3,1192 bedrooms
• 4,9673 bedrooms
• 1,8314 bedrooms
• 5915+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Maine
• 77no bedroom
• 8921 bedroom
• 9642 bedrooms
• 8163 bedrooms
• 1634 bedrooms
• 485+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 294no vehicle
• 3,8091 vehicle
• 4,6882 vehicles
• 1,7273 vehicles
• 4794 vehicles
• 2405+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 753no vehicle
• 1,4541 vehicle
• 6702 vehicles
• 993 vehicles
• 174 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

88.0% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Maine.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19,542
• Other state: 10,043
• Northeast: 5,678
• Midwest: 1,327
• South: 1,898
• West: 1,120

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,285
• Number of aged recipients: 134
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,151
• Number of recipients under 18: 86
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 882
• Number of recipients older than 64: 317
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 616
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 504

Washington County on our top lists:

• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"