Fort Washington

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  7. Fort Washington Public Benefits Information
  8. Fort Washington Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Fort Washington Zip Codes


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Fort Washington Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 23,845
  • Land Area (2000): 35.162 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.099 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,621
Fort Washington Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 24,148 99.85%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 36 0.15%

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Fort Washington Employment Information Back to top
Fort Washington Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 1,095 17.41%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 617 9.81%
3. Educational Services 465 7.39%
4. Construction 359 5.71%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 306 4.87%
6. Health Care 289 4.60%
7. Other Transportation 289 4.60%
8. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 240 3.82%
9. Finance and Insurance 227 3.61%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 213 3.39%
11. U.S. Postal Service 197 3.13%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 176 2.80%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 166 2.64%
14. Truck Transportation 146 2.32%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 121 1.92%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 110 1.75%
17. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 104 1.65%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 99 1.57%
19. Repair and Maintenance 93 1.48%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 80 1.27%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Public Administration 1,450 22.22%
2. Health Care 924 14.16%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 660 10.11%
4. Educational Services 617 9.45%
5. Finance and Insurance 442 6.77%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 235 3.60%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 230 3.52%
8. Social Assistance 217 3.33%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 170 2.60%
10. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 136 2.08%
11. Department and Other General Stores 134 2.05%
12. U.S. Postal Service 122 1.87%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 116 1.78%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 108 1.65%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 106 1.62%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 84 1.29%
17. Construction 79 1.21%
18. Info Services and Data Processing 74 1.13%
19. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 67 1.03%
20. Private Household Services 55 0.84%

Fort Washington Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 392 6.23%
2. Other Management Occupations 341 5.42%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 339 5.39%
4. Business Operations Specialists 293 4.66%
5. Other Protective Service Workers 276 4.39%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 272 4.33%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 243 3.86%
8. Other Office and Admin Support 239 3.80%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 237 3.77%
10. Law Enforcement Workers 189 3.01%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 174 2.77%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 153 2.43%
13. Accountants and Auditors 126 2.00%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 125 1.99%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 123 1.96%
16. Engineers 122 1.94%
17. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 116 1.84%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 115 1.83%
19. Top Executives 114 1.81%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 106 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 509 7.80%
2. Secretaries and Admins 411 6.30%
3. Business Operations Specialists 409 6.27%
4. Other Management Occupations 379 5.81%
5. Computer Specialists 337 5.16%
6. Registered Nurses 271 4.15%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 258 3.95%
8. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 254 3.89%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 201 3.08%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 188 2.88%
11. Accountants and Auditors 155 2.38%
12. Child Care Workers 154 2.36%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 153 2.34%
14. Customer Service Representatives 147 2.25%
15. Cashiers 145 2.22%
16. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 139 2.13%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 134 2.05%
18. Operations Managers Non Finance 126 1.93%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 118 1.81%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 115 1.76%

Fort Washington Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 12,331 64.77%
15-35 hours 1,783 9.37%
1-14 hours 483 2.54%
No regular hours 4,440 23.32%

Fort Washington Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 256 2.09%
5 AM-5:29 AM 335 2.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 802 6.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,907 15.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,536 12.56%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,183 17.85%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,571 12.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,120 9.16%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 406 3.32%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 606 4.96%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 255 2.09%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 157 1.28%
Noon-3:59 PM 411 3.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM 683 5.59%

Fort Washington Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 124 1.01%
5-9 237 1.94%
10-14 435 3.56%
15-19 707 5.78%
20-24 1,372 11.22%
25-29 680 5.56%
30-34 2,277 18.62%
35-39 504 4.12%
40-44 888 7.26%
45-59 2,172 17.76%
60-89 2,100 17.17%
At least 90 732 5.99%

Fort Washington Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 48 0.39% 3,507 28.68%
30-44 149 1.22% 3,520 28.79%
45-59 92 0.75% 2,080 17.01%
At least 60 534 4.37% 2,298 18.79%

Fort Washington Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 13 0.10%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,140 16.89%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,065 71.55%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 16 0.13%
Color 4 Box Other 68 0.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 823 6.50%
Color 6 Box Walked 103 0.81%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 441 3.48%

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Fort Washington Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,249 (24,033 people)
Families (2000): 6,546 (21,558 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,964
People at same address in 1995: 14,756
Fort Washington Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 191 2.32%
$10,000-$14,999 66 0.80%
$15,000-$19,999 182 2.21%
$20,000-$24,999 100 1.21%
$25,000-$29,999 233 2.82%
$30,000-$34,999 230 2.79%
$35,000-$39,999 236 2.86%
$40,000-$44,999 332 4.02%
$45,000-$49,999 375 4.55%
$50,000-$59,999 511 6.19%
$60,000-$74,999 1,131 13.71%
$75,000-$99,999 1,785 21.64%
$100,000-$124,999 1,237 15.00%
$125,000-$149,999 767 9.30%
$150,000-$199,999 636 7.71%
$200,000 or more 237 2.87%

Fort Washington Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,408 17.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,407 29.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 265 3.21%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,676 20.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 47 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,264 15.33%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 11 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 675 8.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 7 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 271 3.29%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 209 2.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 3 0.04%

Fort Washington Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,474 29.82%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,224 12.86%
Public Assistance 84 0.34%
Retirement 2,577 10.28%
Self Employment 1,298 5.18%
Social Security 1,698 6.77%
Supplemental Security 223 0.89%
Wage / Salary 7,224 28.82%
Other 1,263 5.04%

Fort Washington Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,982 60.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,983 39.94%

Fort Washington Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 630 6.94%
Color 1 Box Married 5,543 61.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,679 29.51%
Color 3 Box Widowed 226 2.49%

Fort Washington Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,056 10.30%
Color 1 Box Married 5,528 53.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,697 26.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 970 9.46%

Fort Washington Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Washington Education Information Back to top
Fort Washington Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 556 3.03%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,493 8.14%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,733 20.35%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,214 28.43%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,163 6.34%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,783 20.62%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,400 13.08%

Fort Washington Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 127 0.53% 204 0.86% 331 1.39%
Kindergarten 191 0.80% 142 0.60% 333 1.40%
Grades 1-4 992 4.16% 256 1.07% 1,248 5.23%
Grades 5-8 1,372 5.75% 372 1.56% 1,744 7.31%
Grades 9-12 1,238 5.19% 294 1.23% 1,532 6.42%
Undergrad college 1,123 4.71% 286 1.20% 1,409 5.91%
Graduate or professional school 211 0.88% 172 0.72% 383 1.61%
Total 5,254 22.03% 1,726 7.24% 6,980 29.27%

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Fort Washington Public Benefits Information Back to top
Fort Washington Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 23,066 96.32%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 881 3.68%

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Fort Washington Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Fort Washington Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,829 11.86%
10-19 Years 3,400 14.26%
20-29 Years 2,317 9.72%
30-39 Years 3,161 13.26%
40-49 Years 3,951 16.57%
50-59 Years 4,310 18.08%
60-69 Years 2,345 9.83%
70-79 Years 1,089 4.57%
80-89 Years 376 1.58%
90+ Years 67 0.28%

Fort Washington Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 11,402 47.82%
Color 1 Box Female 12,443 52.18%

Fort Washington Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 15,925 66.79%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 4,254 17.84%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,452 10.28%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 548 2.30%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 502 2.11%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 79 0.33%
Color 6 Box Other Race 70 0.29%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 15 0.06%

Fort Washington Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 942 13.96%
2. English 815 12.08%
3. Irish 787 11.67%
4. Italian 530 7.86%
5. African 511 7.57%
6. United States Or American 485 7.19%
7. Scotch Irish 292 4.33%
8. Polish 238 3.53%
9. Jamaican 184 2.73%
10. French Non-Basque 179 2.65%

Fort Washington Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 19,326 84.44%
2. Tagalog 1,508 6.59%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 840 3.67%
4. French 238 1.04%
5. African 149 0.65%
6. Arabic 125 0.55%
7. Thai 103 0.45%
8. Italian 95 0.42%
9. German 73 0.32%
10. Korean 65 0.28%

Fort Washington Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 21,229 87.78%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,897 7.84%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,058 4.37%

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Fort Washington Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Fort Washington Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
20744 20749