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Population (year 2000): 13,243. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,136 (+6.7% change)
Males: 6,327 (47.8%), Females: 6,916 (52.2%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
63090
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $43,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $100,600 (year 2000)
Races in Washington:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (49.1%), Irish (11.5%),
English (9.8%), United States (6.4%), French (4.1%), Polish
(1.8%).
Elevation: 568 feet
Land area: 8.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Washington
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Washington city
- Never married: 24.0%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 8.7%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,762 (+15.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Washington:
- ST JOHNS MERCY HOSPITAL (200 MADISON AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Washington:
- CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
WENTZVILLE, MO)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL WEST (about 24 miles; LAKE SAINT
LOUIS, MO)
- MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN (about 26 miles;
SULLIVAN, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Washington:
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 27 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: SUS)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 48 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 72 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Washington:
- WASHINGTON MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; WASHINGTON, MO;
ID: MO6)
- ST CLAIR REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ST CLAIR, MO; ID:
K39)
- SULLIVAN REGIONAL (about 24 miles; SULLIVAN, MO; ID:
UUV)
Amtrak station:
WASHINGTON (FRONT & ELM STS.). Services: call for taxi
service.
College/University in Washington:
- FOUR RIVERS AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL
(Full-time enrollment: 36; Location: 550 BLUE JAY DR;
Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Washington:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST CHARLES,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 40 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 42
miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
Public high schools in Washington:
- WASHINGTON HIGH (Students: 1,433; Location:
600 BLUE JAY DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- FOUR RIVERS CAREER CTR. (Location: 550 BLUE
JAY DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Washington:
- ST FRANCIS BORGIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 656;
Location: 1000 BORGIA DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Washington:
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE (Students: 600; Location:
401 E 14TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SOUTH POINT ELEM. (Students: 520; Location:
2300 SOUTHBEND DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- WASHINGTON WEST ELEM. (Students: 372;
Location: 1570 W 5TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- FIFTH STREET ELEM. (Students: 198; Location:
100 W 5TH ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAMILY RESOURCE CTR. (Location: 6583 HWY 100;
Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Washington:
- ST FRANCIS BORGIA SCHOOL (Students: 448;
Location: 225 CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST GERTRUDE (Students: 268; Location: 6520
STATE ROAD YY; Grades: KG - 8)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN (Students: 232; Location:
214 WEST FIFTH; Grades: PK - 8)
- WASHINGTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 17;
Location: 713 ELM STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Washington:
- WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$226,231; Location: 415 JEFFERSON STREET; 30,474 books;
452 audio materials; 633 video materials; 118 serial
subscriptions)
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