Baca County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (4,839 vs 3,460 in Baca County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($65,164 vs $40,380 in Baca County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($218,300 vs $122,000 in Baca County).

Population, income & housing

	Baca County	Washington County
Population	3,460	4,839
Median age	43.0 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,380	$65,164
Median home value	$122,000	$218,300
Median gross rent	$490	$991
Housing units	1,986	2,280
Homeownership rate	71.9%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baca County	Washington County
Population	3,561 → 3,460 (-2.8%)	4,868 → 4,839 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$35,878 → $40,380 (+12.5%)	$50,094 → $65,164 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $122,000 (+46.1%)	$151,300 → $218,300 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $490 (+10.6%)	$734 → $991 (+35.0%)

Baca County

Population

3,5613,460

Median household income

$35,878$40,380

Median home value

$83,500$122,000

Median gross rent

$443$490

Washington County

Population

4,8684,839

Median household income

$50,094$65,164

Median home value

$151,300$218,300

Median gross rent

$734$991

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baca County	Washington County
Under 5	5.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.6%
75 and over	11.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baca County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baca County	Washington County
No high school diploma	14.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	28.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baca County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.9%	71.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	4.6%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	12.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baca County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	1.3%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Baca County	Washington County
Poverty rate	24.1%	7.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	12	21
Median year structure built	1968	1960