Washington vs Williamstown

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

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

Williamstown has the higher population (2,977 vs 1,129 in Washington). Williamstown has the higher median household income ($75,577 vs $44,882 in Washington). Washington has the higher median home value ($207,500 vs $164,100 in Williamstown).

Population, income & housing

	Washington	Williamstown
Population	1,129	2,977
Median age	56.7 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$44,882	$75,577
Median home value	$207,500	$164,100
Median gross rent	$1,059	$848
Housing units	634	1,571
Homeownership rate	65.1%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	44.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington	Williamstown
Population	1,139 → 1,129 (-0.9%)	2,915 → 2,977 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$75,278 → $44,882 (-40.4%)	$68,182 → $75,577 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$167,100 → $207,500 (+24.2%)	$141,000 → $164,100 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,059 (+7.3%)	$747 → $848 (+13.5%)

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

Williamstown

Population

2,9152,977

Median household income

$68,182$75,577

Median home value

$141,000$164,100

Median gross rent

$747$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington	Williamstown
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	8.9%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.6%
25 to 34	7.8%	13.2%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	14.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.8%
65 to 74	22.6%	18.1%
75 and over	11.2%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington	Williamstown
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington	Williamstown
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	21.4%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	25.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington	Williamstown
Drove alone	72.2%	85.8%
Carpooled	8.7%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.9%	9.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington	Williamstown
1-unit, detached	87.2%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Washington	Williamstown
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.3%
Average household size	1.85	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1989	1958