Cleburne County vs Washington County

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

Cleburne County and Washington County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washington County has the higher population (15,270 vs 15,254 in Cleburne County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($60,503 vs $53,319 in Cleburne County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $144,200 in Cleburne County).

Population, income & housing

	Cleburne County	Washington County
Population	15,254	15,270
Median age	42.3 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,319	$60,503
Median home value	$144,200	$152,800
Median gross rent	$792	$628
Housing units	6,853	7,774
Homeownership rate	80.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cleburne County	Washington County
Population	14,916 → 15,254 (+2.3%)	16,541 → 15,270 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$44,741 → $53,319 (+19.2%)	$41,370 → $60,503 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$116,500 → $144,200 (+23.8%)	$89,100 → $152,800 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $792 (+35.4%)	$730 → $628 (-14.0%)

Cleburne County

Population

14,91615,254

Median household income

$44,741$53,319

Median home value

$116,500$144,200

Median gross rent

$585$792

Washington County

Population

16,54115,270

Median household income

$41,370$60,503

Median home value

$89,100$152,800

Median gross rent

$730$628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cleburne County	Washington County
Under 5	5.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.2%
75 and over	8.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cleburne County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	65.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	6.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cleburne County	Washington County
No high school diploma	14.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	38.9%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cleburne County	Washington County
Drove alone	87.1%	85.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cleburne County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	67.9%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	28.6%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Cleburne County	Washington County
Poverty rate	13.2%	18.4%
Average household size	2.58	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	36	35
Median year structure built	1986	1983