Lamar County vs Washington County

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

Lamar 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 13,809 in Lamar County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($60,503 vs $47,447 in Lamar County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $112,700 in Lamar County).

Population, income & housing

	Lamar County	Washington County
Population	13,809	15,270
Median age	44.5 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,447	$60,503
Median home value	$112,700	$152,800
Median gross rent	$548	$628
Housing units	7,107	7,774
Homeownership rate	74.0%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lamar County	Washington County
Population	13,885 → 13,809 (-0.5%)	16,541 → 15,270 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$38,364 → $47,447 (+23.7%)	$41,370 → $60,503 (+46.2%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $112,700 (+39.3%)	$89,100 → $152,800 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$425 → $548 (+28.9%)	$730 → $628 (-14.0%)

Lamar County

Population

13,88513,809

Median household income

$38,364$47,447

Median home value

$80,900$112,700

Median gross rent

$425$548

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)

	Lamar County	Washington County
Under 5	6.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	16.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.2%
75 and over	9.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lamar County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	65.6%
Black or African American	9.2%	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	6.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lamar County	Washington County
No high school diploma	16.1%	11.3%
High school graduate	41.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lamar County	Washington County
Drove alone	83.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	9.9%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.2%
Other means	0.8%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lamar County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	62.3%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.6%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	23.1%	26.9%

Poverty & households

	Lamar County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.1%	18.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1978	1983