Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Washington Court House had a population of 14,401. The median age was 40.9 years, 23.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.0 males age 18 and over. 99.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.6% lived in rural areas. There were 6,113 households in Washington Court House, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.3% were married-couple households, 20.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 14,192 people, 5,762 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 6,433 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.5%
White, 2.7%
African American, 0.3%
Native American, 0.8%
Asian, 0.6% from
other races, and 2.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 5,762 households, of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.7% male and 52.3% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,524 people, 5,483 households, and 3,536 families residing in the city. The population density was 810.8/km (2,100.8/mi). There were 5,961 housing units at an average density of 357.4/km (926.0/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 94.52%
White, 2.71%
African American, 0.16%
Native American, 0.82%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.38% of the population. There were 5,483 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city the age distribution of the population showed 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The
median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $33,003, and the median income for a family was $40,721. Males had a median income of $31,708 versus $22,382 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,618. About 9.0% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.3% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% ages 65 or older. ==Media==