Clay County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (28,167 vs 26,431 in Clay County). Clay County has the higher median household income ($67,676 vs $61,358 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($162,400 vs $128,900 in Clay County).

Population, income & housing

	Clay County	Washington County
Population	26,431	28,167
Median age	41.2 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,676	$61,358
Median home value	$128,900	$162,400
Median gross rent	$837	$760
Housing units	11,648	12,162
Homeownership rate	77.5%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clay County	Washington County
Population	26,234 → 26,431 (+0.8%)	27,848 → 28,167 (+1.1%)
Median household income	$55,637 → $67,676 (+21.6%)	$47,983 → $61,358 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$101,400 → $128,900 (+27.1%)	$118,100 → $162,400 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $837 (+24.9%)	$674 → $760 (+12.8%)

Clay County

Population

26,23426,431

Median household income

$55,637$67,676

Median home value

$101,400$128,900

Median gross rent

$670$837

Washington County

Population

27,84828,167

Median household income

$47,983$61,358

Median home value

$118,100$162,400

Median gross rent

$674$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clay County	Washington County
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.2%
75 and over	7.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clay County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clay County	Washington County
No high school diploma	9.2%	11.9%
High school graduate	42.2%	42.9%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clay County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.4%	77.8%
Carpooled	11.9%	13.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clay County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	19.2%

Poverty & households

	Clay County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.7%	13.5%
Average household size	2.46	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1972	1982