Crisp County vs Washington County

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

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

Crisp County has the higher population (19,995 vs 19,893 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($44,009 vs $42,745 in Crisp County). Crisp County has the higher median home value ($120,800 vs $115,600 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Crisp County	Washington County
Population	19,995	19,893
Median age	40.4 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,745	$44,009
Median home value	$120,800	$115,600
Median gross rent	$743	$836
Housing units	9,902	8,696
Homeownership rate	53.7%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crisp County	Washington County
Population	22,713 → 19,995 (-12.0%)	20,436 → 19,893 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$36,042 → $42,745 (+18.6%)	$38,068 → $44,009 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$83,100 → $120,800 (+45.4%)	$84,800 → $115,600 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $743 (+14.5%)	$646 → $836 (+29.4%)

Crisp County

Population

22,71319,995

Median household income

$36,042$42,745

Median home value

$83,100$120,800

Median gross rent

$649$743

Washington County

Population

20,43619,893

Median household income

$38,068$44,009

Median home value

$84,800$115,600

Median gross rent

$646$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crisp County	Washington County
Under 5	6.5%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.2%
35 to 44	13.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.0%
75 and over	7.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crisp County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.5%	41.7%
Black or African American	45.0%	51.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crisp County	Washington County
No high school diploma	15.8%	15.3%
High school graduate	37.2%	44.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crisp County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	4.0%
Other means	1.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crisp County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	63.5%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	30.0%

Poverty & households

	Crisp County	Washington County
Poverty rate	24.1%	15.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1983	1982