Blennerhassett vs Washington

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

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

Blennerhassett has the higher population (3,229 vs 1,129 in Washington). Blennerhassett has the higher median household income ($85,619 vs $44,882 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $173,900 in Blennerhassett).

Population, income & housing

	Blennerhassett	Washington
Population	3,229	1,129
Median age	47.0 yrs	56.7 yrs
Median household income	$85,619	$44,882
Median home value	$173,900	$207,500
Median gross rent	$1,137	$1,059
Housing units	1,249	634
Homeownership rate	94.0%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blennerhassett	Washington
Population	3,330 → 3,229 (-3.0%)	1,139 → 1,129 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$57,844 → $85,619 (+48.0%)	$75,278 → $44,882 (-40.4%)
Median home value	$153,700 → $173,900 (+13.1%)	$167,100 → $207,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $1,137 (+107.1%)	$987 → $1,059 (+7.3%)

Blennerhassett

Population

3,3303,229

Median household income

$57,844$85,619

Median home value

$153,700$173,900

Median gross rent

$549$1,137

Washington

Population

1,1391,129

Median household income

$75,278$44,882

Median home value

$167,100$207,500

Median gross rent

$987$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blennerhassett	Washington
Under 5	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	8.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	5.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	7.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	10.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	22.6%
75 and over	13.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blennerhassett	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	96.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
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	2.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blennerhassett	Washington
No high school diploma	4.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	21.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.0%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blennerhassett	Washington
Drove alone	89.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	1.9%	8.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	18.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blennerhassett	Washington
1-unit, detached	88.2%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Blennerhassett	Washington
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.4%
Average household size	2.88	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1973	1989