Washington County, Arkansas (AR)

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• • 154,05161.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 43,88117.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30,87412.3%Two or more races
  • 7,5443.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,3352.5%Asian alone
  • 5,4782.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 1,2040.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 6900.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $264,477

Here:	$264,477
State:	$217,614

Townhouses or other attached units: $175,846

Here:	$175,846
State:	$173,065

In 2-unit structures: $189,647

Here:	$189,647
State:	$186,390

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $566,260

Here:	$566,260
State:	$175,215

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $111,275

Here:	$111,275
State:	$239,358

Mobile homes: $73,000

Here:	$73,000
State:	$84,948

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $46,684

Here:	$46,684
State:	$78,708

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 105
• Burglaries: 109
• Thefts: 367
• Auto thefts: 76

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 166
• Burglaries: 137
• Thefts: 364
• Auto thefts: 70

Health of residents in Washington County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,365 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,278 (0.5%)

Area name: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $807 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fayetteville, Springdale, Farmington, Prairie Grove, Johnson, West Fork, Lincoln, Elkins, Elm Springs, Tontitown.

2019 air pollution in Washington County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 8.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Camden County, North Carolina .

Current college students: 16,443
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 27,092 (28.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 8,4752010 or later
• 6,7292000 to 2009
• 5,3731990 to 1999
• 2,5061980 to 1989
• 7391970 to 1979
• 591Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 66,649
• One, attached: 4,440
• Two: 2,690
• 3 or 4: 2,365
• 5 to 9: 7,019
• 10 to 19: 9,515
• 20 to 49: 2,862
• 50 or more: 3,135
• Mobile homes: 4,342
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 90

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 35,041 (1,640 second mortgage, 68 home equity loan, 1,263 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Religion statistics for Washington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Washington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Arkansas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4518, Natural disaster type: Other
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 23, 2019 - June 24, 2019, FEMA Id: 4460, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 2017 - May 19, 2017, FEMA Id: 4318, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 22, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4254: February 05, 2016, FEMA Id: 4254, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Associated Flooding, Incident Period: April 14, 2011 to June 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1975: May 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 1975, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1819: February 06, 2009, FEMA Id: 1819, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 30, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3301: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3301, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: March 18, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1751: March 26, 2008, FEMA Id: 1751, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Arkansas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3215: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3215, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Arkansas Severe Storms, Flooding and Landslides, Incident Period: April 19, 2004 to May 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1516: May 07, 2004, FEMA Id: 1516, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,695 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.44% relocated from other counties in Arkansas ($28,124 average AGI)
4.19% relocated from other states ($31,572 average AGI)

Washington County:	4.19%
Arkansas average:	3.41%

from Benton County, AR	2.37% ($59,116 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, AR	0.32% ($63,844)
from Sebastian County, AR	0.24% ($49,166)
from Madison County, AR	0.18% ($41,253)
from Faulkner County, AR	0.13% ($50,591)
from Crawford County, AR	0.11% ($46,646)
from Dallas County, TX	0.10% ($83,916)

8.35% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($54,769 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($130 average AGI)

Washington County:	0.03%
Arkansas average:	0.01%

4.71% relocated to other counties in Arkansas ($29,321 average AGI)
3.62% relocated to other states ($25,318 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.62%
Arkansas average:	2.79%

to Benton County, AR	2.99% ($57,949 average AGI)
to Madison County, AR	0.27% ($46,424)
to Pulaski County, AR	0.22% ($46,027)
to Sebastian County, AR	0.19% ($34,253)
to Crawford County, AR	0.12% ($39,620)
to Dallas County, TX	0.11% ($67,802)
to Tulsa County, OK	0.11% ($38,806)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 17.1
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.8

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: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 45,513 (12,851 living alone), Female householders: 48,707 (13,703 living alone)

• 42,976 spouses (42,703 opposite-sex spouses), 6,441 unmarried partners, (5,998 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 71,748 children (66,502 natural, 1,556 adopted, 3,690 stepchildren), 4,300 grandchildren, 2,480 brothers or sisters, 2,222 parents, 0 foster children, 3,958 other relatives, 13,905 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,807

Size of family households: 23,679 2-persons, 15,044 3-persons, 9,094 4-persons, 7,596 5-persons, 2,051 6-persons, 1,716 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,554 1-person, 6,010 2-persons, 1,106 3-persons, 1,019 4-persons, 351 7-or-more-persons.

35,684 married couples with children.
18,793 single-parent households (5,558 men, 13,235 women).

82.4% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
12.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $748,156,000 ($4,298 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $64,853,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $326,143,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $123,262,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,112,000
Federal grants: $163,602,000
Federal procurement contracts: $49,826,000 ($28,928,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $82,211,000 ($5,544,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,782,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $134,983,000
Federal Government insurance: $67,854,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 24.65 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Washington County, Arkansas
• 1,1872020 or later
• 19,5672010 to 2019
• 22,6372000 to 2009
• 16,8811990 to 1999
• 14,5771980 to 1989
• 13,3841970 to 1979
• 8,1031960 to 1969
• 3,2151950 to 1959
• 1,1731940 to 1949
• 2,3831939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Arkansas
• 1801 room
• 2632 rooms
• 8583 rooms
• 2,5664 rooms
• 11,4865 rooms
• 14,1216 rooms
• 10,2957 rooms
• 7,8498 rooms
• 9,2739+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Arkansas
• 1,5141 room
• 2,9352 rooms
• 8,0323 rooms
• 10,0384 rooms
• 6,9625 rooms
• 4,1586 rooms
• 1,7807 rooms
• 1,0468 rooms
• 8649+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Washington County, Arkansas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington County, Arkansas
• 180no bedroom
• 8411 bedroom
• 4,4632 bedrooms
• 31,1633 bedrooms
• 18,1974 bedrooms
• 2,0475+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington County, Arkansas
• 1,578no bedroom
• 6,2381 bedroom
• 16,2312 bedrooms
• 11,4083 bedrooms
• 1,7674 bedrooms
• 1075+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 739no vehicle
• 12,2981 vehicle
• 24,6022 vehicles
• 12,5963 vehicles
• 4,1584 vehicles
• 2,4985+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Washington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,464no vehicle
• 17,6571 vehicle
• 12,0232 vehicles
• 4,2403 vehicles
• 5474 vehicles
• 3985+ vehicles

83.8% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Arkansas.

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

• This state: 127,997
• Other state: 91,706
• Northeast: 3,508
• Midwest: 27,513
• South: 42,339
• West: 18,346

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,991
• Number of aged recipients: 254
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,737
• Number of recipients under 18: 643
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,882
• Number of recipients older than 64: 466
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,160
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,348

Washington County on our top lists:

• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
• #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"