County population in 2016: 62,616 (32% urban, 68% rural); it was 61,042 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,188 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: 75 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Washington County: 96.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (17.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.5%), Educational, health and social services (13.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2016: $53,285 ($37,668 in 1999)
This county:
$53,285
New York:
$62,909
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $671 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $859)
This county:
$671
State:
$1086
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $151,992 (it was $78,800 in 2000)
Washington:
$151,992
New York:
$302,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,273 - $221,450 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,325 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $517
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $3,738 (2.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,966 (2.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 12.3%
Washington County:
12.3%
New York:
14.7%
(11.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.4% for Black residents, 30.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 11.9% for American Indian residents, 4.2% for other race residents, 14.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 43.4 years old
(Males: 42.0 years old, Females: 44.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.8 years old, Black residents: 32.4 years old, American Indian residents: 38.1 years old, Asian residents: 37.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.6 years old, Other race residents: 34.7 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.
Current college students: 1,750 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,412 (64.2% naturalized citizens)
Washington County:
2.3%
Whole state:
23.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 206
2000 to 2009: 202
1990 to 1999: 303
1980 to 1989: 207
1970 to 1979: 94
Before 1970: 543
Note: State values scaled to Washington County population
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: 21,716
One, attached: 414
Two: 1,983
3 or 4: 1,404
5 to 9: 1,014
10 to 19: 112
20 to 49: 285
50 or more: 187
Mobile homes: 1,857
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 9,727 (206 second mortgage, 1,215 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 7,451
Here:
56.3% with mortgage
State:
61.1% 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
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Washington County Religion Details
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 acres Average 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 near New York state average. It is 89% 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 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) 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 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 On 4/20/2000 at 08:46:55, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, 3.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from Washington County center On 4/20/2002 at 11:04:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, 3.7 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 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 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
New York Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to January 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1095: January 24, 1996, FEMA Id: 1095, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (13) is near the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Earthquake: 1, Power Outage: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
Transportation occupations (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Mexico (6%)
Germany (5%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Dominican Republic (4%)
Russia (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Washington County (%):
American (32%)
Irish (12%)
English (6%)
Italian (6%)
German (4%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Polish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 13,857 (75.6%)
Carpooled: 1,496 (8.2%)
Bus or trolley bus: 152 (0.8%)
Subway or elevated: 110 (0.6%)
Railroad: 26 (0.1%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 132 (0.7%)
Bicycle: 75 (0.4%)
Walked: 842 (4.6%)
Worked at home: 1,522 (8.3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
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)
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $46,402.
5.97% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,003 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.97%
New York average:
5.06%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.36% relocated from other counties in New York ($22,558 average AGI)
1.61% relocated from other states ($9,445 average AGI)
Washington County:
1.61%
New York average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.42% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,699 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.42%
New York average:
5.46%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.50% relocated to other counties in New York ($22,225 average AGI)
1.92% relocated to other states ($13,474 average AGI)
Washington County:
1.92%
New York average:
2.38%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Washington County
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%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Washington County, New York in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (726)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (713)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (246)
Congestive heart failure (164)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (161)
Pneumonia, unspecified (158)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,023 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.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 76.6
Other - 41.8
Household type by relationship:
Households: 62,616
In family households: 49,642 (8,125 male householders, 7,935 female householders)
11,927 spouses, 15,673 children (14,373 natural, 326 adopted, 969 stepchildren), 1,624 grandchildren, 579 brothers or sisters, 584 parents, 810 other relatives, 2,318 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,742 (3,527 male householders (2,701 living alone)), 4,227 female householders (3,390 living alone)), 1,973 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,204
Size of family households: 7,867 2-persons, 3,205 3-persons, 3,103 4-persons, 1,295 5-persons, 456 6-persons, 151 7-or-more-persons.
6,821 married couples with children.
3,251 single-parent households (851 men, 2,400 women).
95.9% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 40% 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
Population growth in Washington County
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:
6.3
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
3.8
Year house built
2014 or later: 131
2010 to 2013: 688
2000 to 2009: 2,848
1990 to 1999: 2,871
1980 to 1989: 3,585
1970 to 1979: 2,988
1960 to 1969: 1,992
1950 to 1959: 2,383
1940 to 1949: 1,310
1939 or earlier: 10,424
Note: State values scaled to Washington population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, New York
Note: State values scaled to Washington County population
no vehicle: 540
1 vehicle: 4,794
2 vehicles: 7,412
3 vehicles: 3,030
4 vehicles: 976
5+ vehicles: 405
no vehicle: 953
1 vehicle: 3,183
2 vehicles: 2,047
3 vehicles: 480
4 vehicles: 64
5+ vehicles: 21
85% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.
Washington County:
85.1%
State average:
89.4%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 46,151
Other state: 14,347
Northeast: 10,165
Midwest: 1,153
South: 2,025
West: 1,038
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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