Washington County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 579.9 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 41.3 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 83.1%. On the 2000 census form, 98.0% of the population reported only one race, with 13.7% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.46 persons compared to an average family size of 2.93 persons. In 2007 Public administration was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $33,227. Per capita income grew by 14.1% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	23,928	1628	Covered Employment	6,409	1799
Growth (%) since 1990	41.4%	420	Avg wage per job	$28,704	1990
Households (2000)	7,931	1744	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	10.9%	1544
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	9,913	1792	Avg wage per job	$21,304	2720
Unemployment Rate (2008)	6.1	1219	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	2.3%	1481
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$22,874	2777	Avg wage per job	$35,604	1923
Median Household Income (2007)	$34,535	2497	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	D	N/A
Poverty Rate (2007)	18.9	681	Avg wage per job	D	N/A
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	71.2	2,356	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	1.5%	2520
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	9.2	2,839	Avg wage per job	$43,777	689