Tremont vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (15,946 vs 2,300 in Tremont). Washington has the higher median household income ($91,360 vs $77,420 in Tremont). Washington has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $200,600 in Tremont).

Population, income & housing

	Tremont	Washington
Population	2,300	15,946
Median age	39.8 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,420	$91,360
Median home value	$200,600	$216,700
Median gross rent	$900	$1,087
Housing units	1,151	6,322
Homeownership rate	64.2%	80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	43.8%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tremont	Washington
Population	2,082 → 2,300 (+10.5%)	16,567 → 15,946 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$66,744 → $77,420 (+16.0%)	$76,508 → $91,360 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$164,200 → $200,600 (+22.2%)	$180,900 → $216,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$638 → $900 (+41.1%)	$947 → $1,087 (+14.8%)

Tremont

Population

2,0822,300

Median household income

$66,744$77,420

Median home value

$164,200$200,600

Median gross rent

$638$900

Washington

Population

16,56715,946

Median household income

$76,508$91,360

Median home value

$180,900$216,700

Median gross rent

$947$1,087

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tremont	Washington
Under 5	5.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	24.6%
18 to 24	13.5%	4.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	13.2%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.2%
75 and over	8.2%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tremont	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tremont	Washington
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.7%
High school graduate	22.9%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.8%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tremont	Washington
Drove alone	80.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	7.6%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.6%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tremont	Washington
1-unit, detached	81.1%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Tremont	Washington
Poverty rate	4.7%	4.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1964	1978