Washington County, PA - 1990 Census Profile


                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                           204,584      217,074     -5.7      
  Persons living in households             199,394      212,844     -6.3      
  Persons living in group quarters           5,190        4,230     22.7      
                                                                              
Rural Population                            86,020       91,722     -6.2      
Urban population                           118,564      125,352     -5.4      
Metro status of county                       Metro        Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        97,915      104,673     -6.4      
Female                                     106,669      112,401     -5.0      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                               11,876       13,400    -11.3      
5 to 17 years                               34,079       42,711    -20.2      
18 to 24 years                              19,217       25,684    -25.1      
25 to 44 years                              59,825       54,959      8.9      
45 to 54 years                              21,970       24,362     -9.8      
55 to 64 years                              21,847       27,216    -19.7      
65 to 74 years                              21,605       18,329     17.9      
75 to 84 years                              11,294        7,934     42.4      
85 years and over                            2,871        2,479     15.9      
Total under 18                              45,955       56,111    -18.0      
Total 65 and over                           35,770       28,742     24.5      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                         195,820      207,477     -5.6      
Black non-Hispanic                           6,754        7,494     -9.8      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp          189          132     43.2      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         519          362     43.4      
Other race, non-Hispanic                       116          245    -52.6      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                1,186        1,364    -13.0      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            
Total Households                            78,533       77,033      2.0      
 Family households (families)               57,237       60,098     -4.7      
  Families with children                    25,651       29,252    -12.3      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children      4,380        3,589     22.1      
 Persons living alone                       19,272       15,668     23.1      
  Persons 65 and over living alone          10,309        7,814     32.0      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  12,744        7,070     80.3      
Household (median)                          25,469       17,664     44.2      
Family (median)                             31,239       20,576     51.9      
  Married couple families (mean)            41,313          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      12,633          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            9.7          6.5     49.3      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           15.8         10.0     58.0      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       50.4         41.7     20.9      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                       12.1          8.2     47.6      
  Black                                       33.0         25.7     28.5      
  Other race                                  21.4         19.6      9.2      
  Hispanic                                    24.6         11.9    106.8      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)           10.9         10.7      1.9      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       23.3          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            18.2         12.0     51.7      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                             3,317        1,640    102.3      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch     31,673       42,498    -25.4      
  College                                   11,615        7,444     56.1      
Dropout rate (county)                         26.8         37.6    -28.7      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        73.2         62.3     17.5      
  College grad (%)                            13.6         10.7     27.2      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         84,113       81,098      3.8      
  Occupied (%)                                93.4         94.9     -1.5      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        75.6         75.2      0.6      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     53,600       38,700     38.6      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        241          149     61.8      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.4          1.2     16.7      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        7.9          5.4     46.3      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            83,675       83,695      0.0      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      18.2         28.3    -35.6      
  Employed in service industry (%)            31.2         13.1    138.2      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     4.8          8.1    -40.7      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           19.1         15.6     22.9      
  Mean Income                               17,874       10,065     77.6      
Families with one worker                      31.0         39.2    -20.8      
  Mean Income                               33,567       19,918     68.6      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       49.8         45.2     10.2      
  Mean Income                               48,760       29,200     67.0      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              45.1         38.2     18.1      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               6.7          7.9    -15.1      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         58.8         39.4     49.3      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               7.3          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              22.1         18.0     22.8      
  Sales and support (%)                       30.5         25.8     18.3      
  Service (%)                                 14.7         13.1     12.3      
  Farming (%)                                  1.7          1.3     30.8      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        13.9         17.0    -18.2      
  Labor (%)                                   17.1         24.6    -30.4      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape ile 1 and 3f