Rayle vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Rayle and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Rayle and Washington are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington has the higher population (3,700 vs 112 in Rayle). Washington has the higher median household income ($47,946 vs $30,833 in Rayle). Since 2019, Washington's population has grown faster (-6.8% vs -45.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Rayle	Washington
Population	112	3,700
Median age	55.0 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$30,833	$47,946
Median home value	—	$96,600
Median gross rent	—	$786
Housing units	76	1,799
Homeownership rate	65.6%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rayle	Washington
Population	205 → 112 (-45.4%)	3,971 → 3,700 (-6.8%)
Median household income	$18,000 → $30,833 (+71.3%)	$32,788 → $47,946 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$72,900 → $56,000 (-23.2%)	$83,300 → $96,600 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $675 (-4.9%)	$794 → $786 (-1.0%)

Rayle

Population

205112

Median household income

$18,000$30,833

Median home value

$72,900$56,000

Median gross rent

$710$675

Washington

Population

3,9713,700

Median household income

$32,788$47,946

Median home value

$83,300$96,600

Median gross rent

$794$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rayle	Washington
Under 5	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	33.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	4.6%
25 to 34	8.0%	14.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	4.5%	10.4%
55 to 64	20.5%	17.6%
65 to 74	13.4%	11.0%
75 and over	16.1%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rayle	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	32.7%
Black or African American	44.6%	58.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rayle	Washington
No high school diploma	48.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	14.3%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rayle	Washington
Drove alone	84.2%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rayle	Washington
1-unit, detached	63.2%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	36.8%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Rayle	Washington
Poverty rate	42.0%	17.5%
Average household size	3.06	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1959	1974