Washington Mills vs Waterville

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

Washington Mills and Waterville are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington Mills has the higher population (2,148 vs 1,682 in Waterville). Washington Mills has the higher median household income ($128,571 vs $76,125 in Waterville). Washington Mills has the higher median home value ($208,500 vs $158,300 in Waterville).

Population, income & housing

	Washington Mills	Waterville
Population	2,148	1,682
Median age	41.4 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$128,571	$76,125
Median home value	$208,500	$158,300
Median gross rent	$1,097	$852
Housing units	1,025	755
Homeownership rate	57.1%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington Mills	Waterville
Population	1,428 → 2,148 (+50.4%)	1,599 → 1,682 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$58,681 → $128,571 (+119.1%)	$51,146 → $76,125 (+48.8%)
Median home value	$175,800 → $208,500 (+18.6%)	$118,000 → $158,300 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,056 → $1,097 (+3.9%)	$682 → $852 (+24.9%)

Washington Mills

Population

1,4282,148

Median household income

$58,681$128,571

Median home value

$175,800$208,500

Median gross rent

$1,056$1,097

Waterville

Population

1,5991,682

Median household income

$51,146$76,125

Median home value

$118,000$158,300

Median gross rent

$682$852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington Mills	Waterville
Under 5	1.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.1%	16.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.8%
25 to 34	20.1%	9.9%
35 to 44	15.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	6.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	24.6%	20.9%
65 to 74	2.3%	7.5%
75 and over	6.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington Mills	Waterville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	93.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington Mills	Waterville
No high school diploma	1.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.3%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington Mills	Waterville
Drove alone	58.0%	78.4%
Carpooled	20.8%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	10.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington Mills	Waterville
1-unit, detached	53.0%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	15.9%	23.7%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	5.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	9.7%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Washington Mills	Waterville
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1968	1938