Sebastian County vs Washington County

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

Sebastian 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 128,448 in Sebastian County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($66,426 vs $56,450 in Sebastian County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($266,000 vs $166,000 in Sebastian County).

Population, income & housing

	Sebastian County	Washington County
Population	128,448	251,863
Median age	38.0 yrs	32.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,450	$66,426
Median home value	$166,000	$266,000
Median gross rent	$854	$1,005
Housing units	57,197	103,174
Homeownership rate	61.2%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	34.6%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sebastian County	Washington County
Population	127,591 → 128,448 (+0.7%)	232,289 → 251,863 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$46,228 → $56,450 (+22.1%)	$50,451 → $66,426 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$123,100 → $166,000 (+34.8%)	$173,400 → $266,000 (+53.4%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $854 (+22.7%)	$794 → $1,005 (+26.6%)

Sebastian County

Population

127,591128,448

Median household income

$46,228$56,450

Median home value

$123,100$166,000

Median gross rent

$696$854

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)

	Sebastian County	Washington County
Under 5	6.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	14.9%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	7.3%
75 and over	6.8%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sebastian County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	66.8%	62.7%
Black or African American	5.7%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.5%
Asian	4.2%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	2.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.7%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.6%	18.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sebastian County	Washington County
No high school diploma	14.8%	12.7%
High school graduate	30.3%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sebastian County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.1%	76.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	7.1%	10.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sebastian County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	70.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	5.1%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Sebastian County	Washington County
Poverty rate	16.3%	14.8%
Average household size	2.44	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1980	1994