St. George vs Washington

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

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

St. George has the higher population (99,184 vs 30,686 in Washington). Washington has the higher median household income ($94,015 vs $72,870 in St. George). Washington has the higher median home value ($511,100 vs $456,900 in St. George).

Population, income & housing

	St. George	Washington
Population	99,184	30,686
Median age	37.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$72,870	$94,015
Median home value	$456,900	$511,100
Median gross rent	$1,429	$1,581
Housing units	41,480	12,910
Homeownership rate	68.2%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. George	Washington
Population	84,500 → 99,184 (+17.4%)	26,583 → 30,686 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$58,259 → $72,870 (+25.1%)	$66,479 → $94,015 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$286,000 → $456,900 (+59.8%)	$291,900 → $511,100 (+75.1%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,429 (+44.1%)	$1,169 → $1,581 (+35.2%)

St. George

Population

84,50099,184

Median household income

$58,259$72,870

Median home value

$286,000$456,900

Median gross rent

$992$1,429

Washington

Population

26,58330,686

Median household income

$66,479$94,015

Median home value

$291,900$511,100

Median gross rent

$1,169$1,581

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. George	Washington
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.3%	20.1%
18 to 24	10.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.0%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.3%
75 and over	10.9%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. George	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	77.1%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.5%
Asian	1.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. George	Washington
No high school diploma	6.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	21.2%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.3%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. George	Washington
Drove alone	71.8%	78.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	10.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. George	Washington
1-unit, detached	67.4%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	9.7%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	6.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	St. George	Washington
Poverty rate	11.3%	4.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	2000	2007