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Overview for Washington County, PA
Part of: Pittsburgh PA, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Pittsburgh-New Castle PA, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Washington County Washington County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 857.1 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 242.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 3.8%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 3.3% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 0.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.44 persons compared to an average family size of 2.96 persons.

In 2008 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $36,825. Per capita income grew by 20.0% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 207,389 Covered Employment 80,207
   Growth (%) since 1990 1.4%    Average wage per job $39,670
Households (2000) 81,130 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 12.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 106,493    Average wage per job $48,039
Unemployment Rate (2009) 7.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $40,790    Average wage per job $42,186
Median Household Income (2008) $50,791 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 15.7%
Poverty Rate (2008) 10.3    Average wage per job $36,825
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 82.6 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 18.8    Average wage per job $49,615

  


 

 

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