Faulkner County vs Washington County

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

Faulkner 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 126,001 in Faulkner County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($66,426 vs $65,071 in Faulkner County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($266,000 vs $211,300 in Faulkner County).

Population, income & housing

	Faulkner County	Washington County
Population	126,001	251,863
Median age	34.0 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$65,071	$66,426
Median home value	$211,300	$266,000
Median gross rent	$980	$1,005
Housing units	52,862	103,174
Homeownership rate	61.6%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.2%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Faulkner County	Washington County
Population	123,624 → 126,001 (+1.9%)	232,289 → 251,863 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$52,827 → $65,071 (+23.2%)	$50,451 → $66,426 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$161,500 → $211,300 (+30.8%)	$173,400 → $266,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $980 (+18.6%)	$794 → $1,005 (+26.6%)

Faulkner County

Population

123,624126,001

Median household income

$52,827$65,071

Median home value

$161,500$211,300

Median gross rent

$826$980

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)

	Faulkner County	Washington County
Under 5	5.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	14.9%	14.9%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	7.3%
75 and over	5.4%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Faulkner County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	62.7%
Black or African American	11.7%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	1.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.7%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Faulkner County	Washington County
No high school diploma	6.3%	12.7%
High school graduate	30.4%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Faulkner County	Washington County
Drove alone	83.0%	76.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	10.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.5%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.9%	10.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Faulkner County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	66.8%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	14.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Faulkner County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.0%	14.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1997	1994