Due to data restrictions, employment data may not be available for all years.

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points.
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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points; and Metropolitan Council Forecasts.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and Metropolitan Council Housing Stock Estimates.
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Note: Between 2003 & 2004 housing unit type definitions changed: Duplex category was expanded to include duplex, triplex and quad, and the definition of multifamily changed from 3 or more units to 5 or more units.
Source: Metropolitan Council Residential Building Permit Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and American Community Survey.
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Generalized Land Use in Washington County

Year Land Use 2016 2020 Acres Change Acres Change Residential Total 55,268 N/A 57,973 4.89% Single Family Detached 51,408 N/A 53,794 4.64% Multifamily 3,860 N/A 4,180 8.30% Commercial Total 3,755 N/A 3,895 3.73% Retail and Other Commercial 3,247 N/A 3,232 -0.49% Office 507 N/A 664 30.99% Industrial Total 4,835 N/A 5,506 13.88% Industrial and Utility 3,010 N/A 3,495 16.10% Extractive 1,560 N/A 1,642 5.25% Railway 265 N/A 367 38.63% Institutional Total 3,944 N/A 4,033 2.26% Park and Recreational 28,240 N/A 29,940 6.02% Park, Recreational or Preserve 24,819 N/A 26,623 7.27% Golf Course 3,423 N/A 3,318 -3.07% Mixed Use Total 307 N/A 455 48.21% Mixed Use Residential 84 N/A 92 9.75% Mixed Use Industrial 167 N/A 265 58.48% Mixed Use Commercial and Other 57 N/A 99 73.12% Major Roadways 2,878 N/A 2,757 -4.20% Airport 326 N/A 338 3.68% Agricultural and Undeveloped Total 145,774 N/A 140,399 -3.69% Agriculture 64,482 N/A 61,509 -4.61% Undeveloped Land 81,291 N/A 78,886 -2.96% Open Water 25,434 N/A 25,465 0.12% Total 270,761 N/A 270,761 0.00% Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Remove All Sorting Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Generalized Land Use Historical Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Washington County

Year Planned Land Use 2040 Acres % of Total Agricultural 9,491.2 2.69 % Airport 838.1 0.24 % Commercial 21,165.5 6.00 % Industrial 6,532.8 1.85 % Institutional 4,510.2 1.28 % Mixed Use 2,278.0 0.65 % Multifamily Residential 5,748.6 1.63 % Multi-Optional Development 6,538.2 1.85 % Open Space or Restrictive Use 5,644.7 1.60 % Park and Recreation 38,083.9 10.80 % Railway (inc. LRT) 1,079.0 0.31 % Rights-of-Way (i.e., Roads) 2,938.7 0.83 % Rural and Large-Lot Residential 181,128.8 51.34 % Single Family Residential 40,915.1 11.60 % Water 25,886.7 7.34 % Total 352,779.5 100.00 % Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Show Prefilter Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Remove All Sorting Sort "Year - Acres" by This Row Sort "Year - % of Total" by This Row Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Washington County

Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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