Golden vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Golden and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden and Washburn are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washburn has the higher population (561 vs 277 in Golden). Washburn has the higher median household income ($65,125 vs $44,091 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $122,100 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Golden	Washburn
Population	277	561
Median age	58.7 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,091	$65,125
Median home value	$208,000	$122,100
Median gross rent	—	$719
Housing units	204	246
Homeownership rate	69.6%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden	Washburn
Population	415 → 277 (-33.3%)	456 → 561 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$43,100 → $44,091 (+2.3%)	$48,333 → $65,125 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $208,000 (+72.2%)	$86,300 → $122,100 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$666 → $719 (+8.0%)

Golden

Population

415277

Median household income

$43,100$44,091

Median home value

$120,800$208,000

Washburn

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden	Washburn
Under 5	0.0%	15.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	18.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	8.6%
55 to 64	37.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	7.5%
75 and over	14.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.8%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden	Washburn
No high school diploma	22.4%	14.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden	Washburn
Drove alone	77.9%	89.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	4.5%
Other means	6.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden	Washburn
1-unit, detached	69.6%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Golden	Washburn
Poverty rate	6.1%	17.1%
Average household size	1.36	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1975	1991