Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County is a United States county located in the United States of Tennessee. In 2000, county's population was 107198 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 118639, It is the 11th most populous county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It has total area of 329.8 square miles (854.18 sq km), of which, 326.31 square miles (845.14 sq km) of it is land and 3.49 square miles (9.04 sq km) of it is water, it is the 27th smallest in terms of geographical size.

Washington County Tennessee
Map of Washington County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2000, there were 107198 people, 44195 households, and 29466 families residing in the county. The population density was 328.5 people per square mile (126.83/kmē), it is the seventh most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 47779 housing units at an average density of 146.4 per square mile (56.53/kmē). The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85. In the county Population was distributed with 21.3% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 30% from 25 to 44, 24% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 118639, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 93.76% White, 4.08% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.79% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.11% from two or more races.

Washington County Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Washington County Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Washington County Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33116, it is 34th wealthiest county by median household income in Tennessee. The median income for a family in the county was $41162, making its Tennessee's 29th highest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $19085, making it the 14th wealthiest county by per capita income among the Tennessee.

In 2000, 26774 pupils and students, of which 13315 are male and 13459 are female, 24.98% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1603 nursery or pri school, 1247 kindergarten, 10095 elementary school, 5202 high school and 8627 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Watauga CityCarter County, Washington County0.750.730.02403551.51355128438
2Fall Branch CdpWashington County, Greene County4.674.6701313281.31960537083
3Gray CdpWashington County1.681.680.011273758.72254230469
4Johnson City CityWashington County, Carter County, Sullivan County39.5839.270.31554691412.42036430835
5Jonesborough TownWashington County4.334.3304168963.21876832132
6Midway CdpWashington County6.196.1902491402.11523232594
7Oak Grove CdpWashington County5.444.630.814072879.11963034926
8Spurgeon CdpWashington County, Sullivan County4.214.110.13460840.91700434316
YearPopulation
April 2000 census107198
April 2000 Estimate107198
July 2000 Estimate107496
July 2001 Estimate107650
July 2002 Estimate109277
July 2003 Estimate110143
July 2004 Estimate111093
July 2005 Estimate112605
July 2006 Estimate114636
July 2007 Estimate116470
July 2008 Estimate118639
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7738301603
Kindergarten5706771247
Elementary school5231486410095
High school283923635202
College or graduate school390247258627
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Washington County, Tennessee$33116$41162$19085
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587