Craighead County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (251,863 vs 112,097 in Craighead County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($66,426 vs $57,615 in Craighead County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($266,000 vs $198,700 in Craighead County).

Population, income & housing

	Craighead County	Washington County
Population	112,097	251,863
Median age	34.5 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,615	$66,426
Median home value	$198,700	$266,000
Median gross rent	$930	$1,005
Housing units	47,983	103,174
Homeownership rate	59.2%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craighead County	Washington County
Population	107,345 → 112,097 (+4.4%)	232,289 → 251,863 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$47,286 → $57,615 (+21.8%)	$50,451 → $66,426 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $198,700 (+41.2%)	$173,400 → $266,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $930 (+22.9%)	$794 → $1,005 (+26.6%)

Craighead County

Population

107,345112,097

Median household income

$47,286$57,615

Median home value

$140,700$198,700

Median gross rent

$757$930

Washington County

Population

232,289251,863

Median household income

$50,451$66,426

Median home value

$173,400$266,000

Median gross rent

$794$1,005

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craighead County	Washington County
Under 5	6.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	14.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.3%
75 and over	5.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craighead County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	62.7%
Black or African American	16.6%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.7%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.2%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craighead County	Washington County
No high school diploma	9.7%	12.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craighead County	Washington County
Drove alone	82.9%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.8%	10.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craighead County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	68.7%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	12.7%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	14.8%
20 or more units	3.3%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Craighead County	Washington County
Poverty rate	19.1%	14.8%
Average household size	2.51	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1991	1994