Holmes County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (25,259 vs 19,626 in Holmes County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($52,723 vs $48,236 in Holmes County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($156,000 vs $101,400 in Holmes County).

Population, income & housing

	Holmes County	Washington County
Population	19,626	25,259
Median age	42.4 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$48,236	$52,723
Median home value	$101,400	$156,000
Median gross rent	$823	$884
Housing units	8,642	10,962
Homeownership rate	76.7%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holmes County	Washington County
Population	19,432 → 19,626 (+1.0%)	24,764 → 25,259 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$39,102 → $48,236 (+23.4%)	$37,022 → $52,723 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $101,400 (+9.4%)	$113,200 → $156,000 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $823 (+17.1%)	$717 → $884 (+23.3%)

Holmes County

Population

19,43219,626

Median household income

$39,102$48,236

Median home value

$92,700$101,400

Median gross rent

$703$823

Washington County

Population

24,76425,259

Median household income

$37,022$52,723

Median home value

$113,200$156,000

Median gross rent

$717$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holmes County	Washington County
Under 5	5.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.8%
75 and over	8.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holmes County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	76.9%
Black or African American	6.6%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.9%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holmes County	Washington County
No high school diploma	15.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	46.5%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holmes County	Washington County
Drove alone	87.1%	82.6%
Carpooled	6.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holmes County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	57.8%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	38.2%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	Holmes County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.4%	18.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1983	1987