Taylor County vs Washington County

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

Taylor 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 21,422 in Taylor County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($52,723 vs $44,985 in Taylor County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($156,000 vs $100,200 in Taylor County).

Population, income & housing

	Taylor County	Washington County
Population	21,422	25,259
Median age	43.8 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$44,985	$52,723
Median home value	$100,200	$156,000
Median gross rent	$878	$884
Housing units	11,177	10,962
Homeownership rate	72.6%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Taylor County	Washington County
Population	21,870 → 21,422 (-2.0%)	24,764 → 25,259 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$40,306 → $44,985 (+11.6%)	$37,022 → $52,723 (+42.4%)
Median home value	$85,100 → $100,200 (+17.7%)	$113,200 → $156,000 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $878 (+31.8%)	$717 → $884 (+23.3%)

Taylor County

Population

21,87021,422

Median household income

$40,306$44,985

Median home value

$85,100$100,200

Median gross rent

$666$878

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)

	Taylor County	Washington County
Under 5	4.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.8%
75 and over	8.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Taylor County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	76.9%
Black or African American	19.7%	13.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Taylor County	Washington County
No high school diploma	13.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	46.8%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Taylor County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.6%	82.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.2%	6.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Taylor County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	51.2%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	41.5%	34.8%

Poverty & households

	Taylor County	Washington County
Poverty rate	17.3%	18.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	21	34
Median year structure built	1986	1987