2020 census As of the
2020 census, Washington had a population of 27,993. The median age was 36.5 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.9 males age 18 and over. There were 9,437 households in Washington, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 65.8% were married-couple households, 11.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 11,523 housing units, of which 18.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.0%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 8,186 people, 2,614 households, and 2,117 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,199 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.31%
White, 0.37%
African American, 1.71%
Native American, 0.29%
Asian, 0.10%
Pacific Islander, 2.15% from
other races, and 1.08% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 4.69% of the population. There were 2,614 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were
married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.37. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.1% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $39,003. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $20,434 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,032. About 7.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==