Washington County vs Wells County

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

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

Wells County has the higher population (28,261 vs 28,167 in Washington County). Wells County has the higher median household income ($69,741 vs $61,358 in Washington County). Wells County has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $162,400 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Washington County	Wells County
Population	28,167	28,261
Median age	41.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$61,358	$69,741
Median home value	$162,400	$180,000
Median gross rent	$760	$837
Housing units	12,162	12,003
Homeownership rate	82.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington County	Wells County
Population	27,848 → 28,167 (+1.1%)	28,011 → 28,261 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$47,983 → $61,358 (+27.9%)	$59,237 → $69,741 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $162,400 (+37.5%)	$127,600 → $180,000 (+41.1%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $760 (+12.8%)	$702 → $837 (+19.2%)

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

Wells County

Population

28,01128,261

Median household income

$59,237$69,741

Median home value

$127,600$180,000

Median gross rent

$702$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington County	Wells County
Under 5	5.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.2%	10.6%
75 and over	6.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington County	Wells County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington County	Wells County
No high school diploma	11.9%	6.7%
High school graduate	42.9%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington County	Wells County
Drove alone	77.8%	85.9%
Carpooled	13.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington County	Wells County
1-unit, detached	75.9%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Washington County	Wells County
Poverty rate	13.5%	7.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	32	23
Median year structure built	1982	1972