Washington County, New York (NY)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,534
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,696
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,420 (it was 5,762 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 47% |
Land area: 835 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 73 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (16.7%), Educational, health and social services (11.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 63%
- Government: 6%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 28%
- Unpaid family work: 3%
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- 55,97591.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,7032.8%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,7012.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7451.2%Two or more races
- 3790.6%Asian alone
- 1740.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 520.09%Some other race alone
- 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 44.7 years |
| New York median age: | 39.2 years |
| Males: 31,733 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 29,509 |  (48.2%) |
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| Washington County: | 2.0 people |
| New York: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $60,286 ($37,668 in 1999)
| This county: | $60,286 |
| New York: | $72,108 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $720 (lower quartile is $584, upper quartile is $903)
| This county: | $720 |
| State: | $1190 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $160,874 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
| Washington: | $160,874 |
| New York: | $338,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,374
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $552
Institutionalized population: 2,941
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 1
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 30
- Burglaries: 69
- Thefts: 233
- Auto thefts: 8
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 10
- Burglaries: 45
- Thefts: 136
- Auto thefts: 1
Health of residents in Washington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.75.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
52.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
57.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
69.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 134 buildings, average cost: $97,300
- 1998: 159 buildings, average cost: $66,800
- 1999: 159 buildings, average cost: $103,100
- 2000: 164 buildings, average cost: $114,600
- 2001: 157 buildings, average cost: $125,400
- 2002: 202 buildings, average cost: $75,500
- 2003: 218 buildings, average cost: $68,200
- 2004: 275 buildings, average cost: $101,900
- 2005: 257 buildings, average cost: $119,600
- 2006: 221 buildings, average cost: $177,200
- 2007: 208 buildings, average cost: $112,000
- 2008: 144 buildings, average cost: $111,100
- 2009: 109 buildings, average cost: $72,700
- 2010: 108 buildings, average cost: $98,500
- 2011: 97 buildings, average cost: $207,600
- 2012: 98 buildings, average cost: $88,900
- 2013: 85 buildings, average cost: $120,700
- 2014: 90 buildings, average cost: $83,100
- 2015: 80 buildings, average cost: $97,000
- 2016: 83 buildings, average cost: $87,000
- 2017: 88 buildings, average cost: $264,400
- 2018: 88 buildings, average cost: $231,700
- 2019: 88 buildings, average cost: $243,500
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,795 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,129 (2.1%)
| Washington County: | 10.5% |
| New York: | 13.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 44.7 years old
(Males: 42.3 years old, Females: 46.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.9 years old, Black residents: 33.7 years old, American Indian residents: 50.5 years old, Asian residents: 40.4 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.2 years old, Other race residents: 37.3 years old)
Area name: Glens Falls, NY MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $501 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $795 a month.
Cities in this county include: Kingsbury, Hudson Falls, White Creek, Fort Edward, Whitehall, Granville, Hartford, Easton, Cambridge, Greenwich.
| City or Town | Homes measured | Living Area | Basement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Best Estimate (%) | Homes Above 4 pCi/L Range (%) | ||
| Argyle town | 7 | 15 | 9 - 23 | 43 | 32 - 56 |
| Cambridge town | 6 | 11 | 6 - 19 | 39 | 27 - 52 |
| Dresden town | 0 | 7 | 2 - 19 | 31 | 14 - 54 |
| Easton town | 11 | 7 | 4 - 12 | 29 | 21 - 38 |
| Fort Ann town | 16 | 4 | 2 - 6 | 19 | 12 - 27 |
| Fort Edward town | 12 | 3 | 1 - 6 | 17 | 9 - 25 |
| Granville town | 18 | 12 | 7 - 17 | 42 | 33 - 52 |
| Greenwich town | 36 | 26 | 20 - 32 | 65 | 57 - 72 |
| Hampton town | 7 | 10 | 6 - 18 | 35 | 24 - 49 |
| Hartford town | 5 | 4 | 1 - 9 | 21 | 11 - 33 |
| Hebron town | 6 | 4 | 1 - 9 | 25 | 13 - 37 |
| Jackson town | 13 | 24 | 17 - 34 | 61 | 51 - 71 |
| Kingsbury town | 23 | 2 | 1 - 4 | 14 | 9 - 20 |
| Putnam town | 7 | 2 | 1 - 5 | 14 | 5 - 25 |
| Salem town | 18 | 16 | 11 - 23 | 51 | 42 - 60 |
| White Creek town | 11 | 13 | 8 - 21 | 47 | 36 - 58 |
| Whitehall town | 4 | 4 | 2 - 9 | 20 | 10 - 32 |
| Washington county | 200 | 10 | 33 | ||
Neighboring counties: Cumberland County, Maine 
, Knox County, Maine , Washington County, Vermont 
, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin 
, Watonwan County, Minnesota .
| Here: | 4.6% |
| New York: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 1,750
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,557 (64.6% naturalized citizens)
| Washington County: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 22.4% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1802010 or later
- 3402000 to 2009
- 3111990 to 1999
- 2071980 to 1989
- 941970 to 1979
- 543Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,922
- One, attached: 351
- Two: 2,181
- 3 or 4: 1,632
- 5 to 9: 734
- 10 to 19: 101
- 20 to 49: 399
- 50 or more: 269
- Mobile homes: 1,870
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 9,640 (121 second mortgage, 1,027 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,320
| Here: | 52.9% with mortgage |
| State: | 59.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Washington County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 13,581 | 10 |
| Mainline Protestant | 6,259 | 54 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,856 | 19 |
| Other | 256 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 140 | 3 |
| None | 41,124 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| Washington County: | 1.92 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
| Washington County: | 4.32 / 10,000 pop. |
| New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
| This county: | 7.51 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Washington County: | 8.1% |
| New York: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Washington County: | 26.7% |
| State: | 23.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 17.1% |
| State: | 15.6% |
Agriculture in Washington County:
Average size of farms: 232 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $92,413
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $114.37
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.51%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88,313
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 50.33%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.67%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $94,903
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.10%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 25.76
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 46.72%
Corn for grain: 7355 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 285 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 432 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,100 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 435 acres
Earthquake activity:
Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 65.0 miles away from Washington County center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 86.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi) earthquake occurred 141.9 miles away from Washington County center
On 6/17/1991 at 08:53:16, a magnitude 4.1 (4.0 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New York Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4480-NY: March 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4480, Natural disaster type: Other
- New York Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 27, 2012 to November 09, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3351: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3351, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4020: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4020, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1827: March 04, 2009, FEMA Id: 1827, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- New York Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 31, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3299: December 18, 2008, FEMA Id: 3299, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- New York Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3262: September 30, 2005, FEMA Id: 3262, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New York Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 13, 2004 to June 17, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1534: August 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1534, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New York Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 16, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3186: August 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3186, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
- New York Earthquake, Incident Period: April 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1415: May 16, 2002, FEMA Id: 1415, Natural disaster type: Earthquake
- New York Virus Threat, Incident Period: May 22, 2000 to November 01, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3155: October 11, 2000, FEMA Id: 3155, Natural disaster type: Other
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,340 (80.5%)
- Carpooled: 1,126 (5.9%)
- Bus: 163 (0.9%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 10 (0.1%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 25 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 108 (0.6%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0.0%)
- Walked: 830 (4.4%)
- Worked at home: 1,460 (7.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Mexico (7%)
- Germany (6%)
- Canada (5%)
- Dominican Republic (5%)
- Guyana (4%)
- Morocco (4%)
- American (30%)
- Irish (10%)
- English (7%)
- Italian (5%)
- French (except Basque) (4%)
- German (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
People in group quarters in Washington County, New York in 2000:
- 2,719 people in state prisons
- 563 people in nursing homes
- 165 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 115 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 71 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 36 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 30 people in religious group quarters
- 3 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Washington County, New York in 2010:
- 2,433 people in state prisons
- 384 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 121 people in group homes intended for adults
- 112 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 41 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 32 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 29 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
6.02% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,047 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.02% |
| New York average: | 4.90% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.44% relocated from other counties in New York ($28,771 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($11,275 average AGI)
Washington County: 1.58% New York average: 1.80%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Warren County, NY |  1.77% ($32,725 average AGI) |
| from Saratoga County, NY | 1.47% ($37,751) |
| from Rensselaer County, NY | 0.32% ($41,833) |
| from Rutland County, VT | 0.23% ($28,821) |
| from Albany County, NY | 0.18% ($51,750) |
| from Bennington County, VT | 0.12% ($48,621) |
| from Essex County, NY | 0.08% ($37,100) |
6.69% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($39,107 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.69% |
| New York average: | 5.85% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.76% relocated to other counties in New York ($26,852 average AGI)
1.93% relocated to other states ($12,256 average AGI)
Washington County: 1.93% New York average: 2.73%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Warren County, NY | 2.01% ($35,436 average AGI) |
| to Saratoga County, NY | 1.48% ($41,172) |
| to Rensselaer County, NY | 0.37% ($35,787) |
| to Rutland County, VT | 0.20% ($31,521) |
| to Bennington County, VT | 0.17% ($34,244) |
| to Albany County, NY | 0.16% ($37,842) |
| to Essex County, NY | 0.15% ($32,676) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 10,569 (8,469 aged, 2,100 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 609 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Washington County, New York in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (939)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (929)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (762)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (700)
- Unspecified dementia (476)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (432)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (303)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (150)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (148)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (136)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 925
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 118.4. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 76.6
- Other - 41.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 61,242- Male householders: 11,964 (3,059 living alone), Female householders: 12,388 (3,637 living alone)
11,705 spouses (11,655 opposite-sex spouses), 2,475 unmarried partners, (2,316 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,987 children (13,943 natural, 256 adopted, 801 stepchildren), 1,365 grandchildren, 671 brothers or sisters, 357 parents, 36 foster children, 579 other relatives, 1,708 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,248
Size of family households: 7,794 2-persons, 3,764 3-persons, 2,646 4-persons, 992 5-persons, 362 6-persons, 193 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 6,694 1-person, 1,613 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 105 4-persons.
6,581 married couples with children.
3,083 single-parent households (978 men, 2,105 women).
94.8% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $309,946,000 ($4,935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,913,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $150,718,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $59,151,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,978,000
Federal grants: $73,462,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,496,000 ($6,272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $16,141,000 ($6,807,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,071,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,586,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,561,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,195| Here: | 51 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,279
| Here: | 52 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 42 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +117
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +35 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +2,033
| Here: |  +32 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -52 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.66 millions of gallons per day (48% from ground, 52% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.4 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 |
| State: | 3.8 |
- Year house built in Washington County, New York
- 6112014 or later
- 6112010 to 2013
- 2,7242000 to 2009
- 3,0291990 to 1999
- 3,1911980 to 1989
- 2,9281970 to 1979
- 2,3171960 to 1969
- 2,3201950 to 1959
- 1,3541940 to 1949
- 10,5351939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, New York
- 681 room
- 1472 rooms
- 4803 rooms
- 1,5734 rooms
- 3,0135 rooms
- 4,0906 rooms
- 2,8207 rooms
- 2,5548 rooms
- 3,1709+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, New York
- 1461 room
- 2552 rooms
- 1,1643 rooms
- 1,8604 rooms
- 1,2295 rooms
- 6626 rooms
- 4347 rooms
- 2988 rooms
- 2649+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, New York
- 71no bedroom
- 5341 bedroom
- 3,6062 bedrooms
- 8,9693 bedrooms
- 3,6414 bedrooms
- 1,1055+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, New York
- 171no bedroom
- 1,4061 bedroom
- 2,8192 bedrooms
- 1,4553 bedrooms
- 4164 bedrooms
- 865+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 563no vehicle
- 4,8721 vehicle
- 7,5112 vehicles
- 3,4133 vehicles
- 1,1124 vehicles
- 4765+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,212no vehicle
- 2,8301 vehicle
- 1,9512 vehicles
- 2483 vehicles
- 364 vehicles
- 295+ vehicles
86.6% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in New York.
| Washington County: | 86.6% |
| State average: | 89.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 45,941
- Other state: 13,301
- Northeast: 9,315
- Midwest: 1,027
- South: 1,916
- West: 1,036
- 44.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.4%Utility gas
- 15.6%Wood
- 13.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.6%Electricity
- 1.1%Coal or coke
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 30.3%Electricity
- 29.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 26.6%Utility gas
- 8.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.5%Wood
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 718
| Here: | 13.3% |
| New York: | 14.3% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 669
| Here: | 21.9% |
| New York: | 14.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 298
| Here: | 20.2% |
| New York: | 37.4% |
Washington County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,922,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,659,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,065,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $8,219,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,396,000
Other: $3,187,000
Sewerage: $1,712,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $948,000
General - Other: $514,000
General Public Buildings: $273,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
Police Protection: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,576,000
General - Other: $18,841,000
Public Welfare - Other: $14,331,000
Regular Highways: $9,145,000
Health - Other: $7,092,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,388,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,404,000
Police Protection: $5,195,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,407,000
Central Staff Services: $2,569,000
General Public Buildings: $1,934,000
Sewerage: $1,912,000
Financial Administration: $1,215,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,106,000
Corrections - Other: $1,014,000
Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $367,000
Local Fire Protection: $179,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $132,000
Solid Waste Management: $130,000
Hospitals: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,328,000
Highways: $777,000
Other: $92,000
Health and Hospitals: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,497,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,458,000
Other - Financial Administration: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,281,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,154,000
Highways: $1,051,000
Other: $146,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,755,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,192,000
Donations From Private Sources: $183,000
Rents: $175,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Fines and Forfeits: $102,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,679,000
Other Higher Education: $1,537,000
General - Other: $430,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Police Protection: $76,000
Health - Other: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
General Public Building: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,859,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $9,816,000
Beginning: $9,200,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,100,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,142,000
Education: $12,421,000
Other: $6,517,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,566,000
Highways: $2,718,000
- Tax - Property: $30,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,507,000
Other: $483,000
Other Selective Sales: $415,000
Other License: $130,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,867,000
Washington County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,922,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,659,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,065,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $8,219,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,396,000
Other: $3,187,000
Sewerage: $1,712,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $948,000
General - Other: $514,000
General Public Buildings: $273,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
Police Protection: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,576,000
General - Other: $18,841,000
Public Welfare - Other: $14,331,000
Regular Highways: $9,145,000
Health - Other: $7,092,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,388,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,404,000
Police Protection: $5,195,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,407,000
Central Staff Services: $2,569,000
General Public Buildings: $1,934,000
Sewerage: $1,912,000
Financial Administration: $1,215,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,106,000
Corrections - Other: $1,014,000
Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $367,000
Local Fire Protection: $179,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $132,000
Solid Waste Management: $130,000
Hospitals: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,328,000
Highways: $777,000
Other: $92,000
Health and Hospitals: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,497,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,458,000
Other - Financial Administration: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,281,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,154,000
Highways: $1,051,000
Other: $146,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,755,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,192,000
Donations From Private Sources: $183,000
Rents: $175,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Fines and Forfeits: $102,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,679,000
Other Higher Education: $1,537,000
General - Other: $430,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Police Protection: $76,000
Health - Other: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
General Public Building: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,859,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $9,816,000
Beginning: $9,200,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,100,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,142,000
Education: $12,421,000
Other: $6,517,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,566,000
Highways: $2,718,000
- Tax - Property: $30,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,507,000
Other: $483,000
Other Selective Sales: $415,000
Other License: $130,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,867,000
Washington County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,922,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,659,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,065,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $8,219,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,396,000
Other: $3,187,000
Sewerage: $1,712,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $948,000
General - Other: $514,000
General Public Buildings: $273,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
Police Protection: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,576,000
General - Other: $18,841,000
Public Welfare - Other: $14,331,000
Regular Highways: $9,145,000
Health - Other: $7,092,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,388,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,404,000
Police Protection: $5,195,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,407,000
Central Staff Services: $2,569,000
General Public Buildings: $1,934,000
Sewerage: $1,912,000
Financial Administration: $1,215,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,106,000
Corrections - Other: $1,014,000
Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $367,000
Local Fire Protection: $179,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $132,000
Solid Waste Management: $130,000
Hospitals: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,328,000
Highways: $777,000
Other: $92,000
Health and Hospitals: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,497,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,458,000
Other - Financial Administration: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,281,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,154,000
Highways: $1,051,000
Other: $146,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,755,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,192,000
Donations From Private Sources: $183,000
Rents: $175,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Fines and Forfeits: $102,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,679,000
Other Higher Education: $1,537,000
General - Other: $430,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Police Protection: $76,000
Health - Other: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
General Public Building: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,859,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $9,816,000
Beginning: $9,200,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,100,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,142,000
Education: $12,421,000
Other: $6,517,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,566,000
Highways: $2,718,000
- Tax - Property: $30,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,507,000
Other: $483,000
Other Selective Sales: $415,000
Other License: $130,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,867,000
Washington County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $2,922,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $1,659,000
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,065,000
- Charges - Higher Education - Other: $8,219,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $3,396,000
Other: $3,187,000
Sewerage: $1,712,000
Solid Waste Management: $63,000
Parks and Recreation: $19,000
Housing and Community Development: $8,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $948,000
General - Other: $514,000
General Public Buildings: $273,000
Sewerage: $77,000
Local Fire Protection: $47,000
Police Protection: $20,000
- Current Operations - Other Higher Education: $44,576,000
General - Other: $18,841,000
Public Welfare - Other: $14,331,000
Regular Highways: $9,145,000
Health - Other: $7,092,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,388,000
Higher Education Auxiliary Enterprises: $5,404,000
Police Protection: $5,195,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,407,000
Central Staff Services: $2,569,000
General Public Buildings: $1,934,000
Sewerage: $1,912,000
Financial Administration: $1,215,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,106,000
Corrections - Other: $1,014,000
Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $367,000
Local Fire Protection: $179,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $132,000
Solid Waste Management: $130,000
Hospitals: $30,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $1,328,000
Highways: $777,000
Other: $92,000
Health and Hospitals: $90,000
Housing and Community Development: $88,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,497,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $2,458,000
Other - Financial Administration: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $10,281,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $7,154,000
Highways: $1,051,000
Other: $146,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,755,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,230,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $525,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $11,192,000
Donations From Private Sources: $183,000
Rents: $175,000
Interest Earnings: $111,000
Fines and Forfeits: $102,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,679,000
Other Higher Education: $1,537,000
General - Other: $430,000
Public Welfare - Other: $160,000
Sewerage: $107,000
Police Protection: $76,000
Health - Other: $21,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000
General Public Building: $15,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $23,859,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $9,816,000
Beginning: $9,200,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,100,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $13,142,000
Education: $12,421,000
Other: $6,517,000
Health and Hospitals: $4,566,000
Highways: $2,718,000
- Tax - Property: $30,542,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $20,507,000
Other: $483,000
Other Selective Sales: $415,000
Other License: $130,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $26,867,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,479
- Number of aged recipients: 124
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,355
- Number of recipients under 18: 220
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 992
- Number of recipients older than 64: 267
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 728
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 624
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 211 | $119,948 | 176 | $158,858 | 696 | $132,089 | 168 | $40,095 | 3 | $107,667 | 88 | $203,443 | 31 | $76,323 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 7 | $73,286 | 28 | $138,143 | 90 | $123,400 | 18 | $40,611 | 0 | $0 | 8 | $293,750 | 15 | $67,867 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 49 | $103,143 | 88 | $99,182 | 524 | $129,975 | 166 | $34,602 | 0 | $0 | 45 | $131,511 | 52 | $84,577 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 36 | $121,917 | 16 | $105,813 | 244 | $141,520 | 22 | $56,000 | 0 | $0 | 16 | $278,875 | 12 | $95,833 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 8 | $106,375 | 4 | $144,750 | 64 | $132,422 | 7 | $59,857 | 0 | $0 | 4 | $113,000 | 2 | $50,500 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 16 full tracts) | ||||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 19 | $166,737 | 14 | $160,857 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $113,111 | 7 | $151,286 | 1 | $72,000 | 2 | $133,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 9 | $166,111 | 5 | $137,600 | 1 | $243,000 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $138,500 | 4 | $228,750 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 2 | $183,000 | 1 | $216,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Most common first names in Washington County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 535 | 74.7 years |
| Mary | 489 | 81.1 years |
| William | 432 | 73.6 years |
| Robert | 344 | 70.7 years |
| James | 289 | 73.0 years |
| George | 289 | 74.7 years |
| Helen | 268 | 80.7 years |
| Charles | 240 | 74.7 years |
| Margaret | 222 | 80.5 years |
| Elizabeth | 220 | 80.1 years |
| Most common last names in Washington County, NY among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 201 | 75.5 years |
| Jones | 114 | 76.6 years |
| Williams | 103 | 76.3 years |
| Brown | 86 | 76.5 years |
| Roberts | 82 | 75.9 years |
| Clark | 70 | 74.7 years |
| Wood | 69 | 74.1 years |
| White | 67 | 76.0 years |
| Wilson | 67 | 75.8 years |
| Harrington | 67 | 73.3 years |
| Businesses in Washington County, NY | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Auto Parts | 2 | McDonald's | 4 | |
| CVS | 3 | Nike | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rite Aid | 4 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 3 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
| FedEx | 3 | Subway | 6 | |
| Ford | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
| GNC | 4 | True Value | 6 | |
| H&R Block | 5 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Kmart | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | YMCA | 2 | |
Washington County on our top lists:
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
