Phillips County vs Washington County

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

Phillips 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 4,491 in Phillips County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($65,164 vs $60,372 in Phillips County). Phillips County has the higher median home value ($255,300 vs $218,300 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Phillips County	Washington County
Population	4,491	4,839
Median age	40.3 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,372	$65,164
Median home value	$255,300	$218,300
Median gross rent	$947	$991
Housing units	2,085	2,280
Homeownership rate	74.9%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phillips County	Washington County
Population	4,290 → 4,491 (+4.7%)	4,868 → 4,839 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$51,155 → $60,372 (+18.0%)	$50,094 → $65,164 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$158,500 → $255,300 (+61.1%)	$151,300 → $218,300 (+44.3%)
Median gross rent	$751 → $947 (+26.1%)	$734 → $991 (+35.0%)

Phillips County

Population

4,2904,491

Median household income

$51,155$60,372

Median home value

$158,500$255,300

Median gross rent

$751$947

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)

	Phillips County	Washington County
Under 5	7.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.8%	11.2%
35 to 44	15.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	7.7%	12.6%
75 and over	10.3%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phillips County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.4%	84.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	27.0%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phillips County	Washington County
No high school diploma	9.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	31.8%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phillips County	Washington County
Drove alone	76.9%	71.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phillips County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	85.7%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	6.4%	11.1%

Poverty & households

	Phillips County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.7%	7.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1968	1960