Hale County vs Washington County

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

Hale 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 14,749 in Hale County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($60,503 vs $41,325 in Hale County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $126,300 in Hale County).

Population, income & housing

	Hale County	Washington County
Population	14,749	15,270
Median age	41.0 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,325	$60,503
Median home value	$126,300	$152,800
Median gross rent	$723	$628
Housing units	7,514	7,774
Homeownership rate	77.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hale County	Washington County
Population	14,809 → 14,749 (-0.4%)	16,541 → 15,270 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$34,046 → $41,325 (+21.4%)	$41,370 → $60,503 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$89,300 → $126,300 (+41.4%)	$89,100 → $152,800 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $723 (+25.3%)	$730 → $628 (-14.0%)

Hale County

Population

14,80914,749

Median household income

$34,046$41,325

Median home value

$89,300$126,300

Median gross rent

$577$723

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)

	Hale County	Washington County
Under 5	6.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.2%
75 and over	8.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hale County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	38.4%	65.6%
Black or African American	55.8%	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	6.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hale County	Washington County
No high school diploma	18.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	38.2%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hale County	Washington County
Drove alone	86.8%	85.7%
Carpooled	9.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	5.2%
Other means	0.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hale County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	55.0%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	39.4%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Hale County	Washington County
Poverty rate	23.9%	18.4%
Average household size	2.62	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	35	35
Median year structure built	1986	1983