Jones County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (22,539 vs 20,799 in Jones County). Jones County has the higher median household income ($73,071 vs $71,339 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($199,600 vs $183,400 in Jones County).

Population, income & housing

	Jones County	Washington County
Population	20,799	22,539
Median age	43.0 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$73,071	$71,339
Median home value	$183,400	$199,600
Median gross rent	$759	$862
Housing units	8,882	9,638
Homeownership rate	80.7%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jones County	Washington County
Population	20,559 → 20,799 (+1.2%)	22,100 → 22,539 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$57,549 → $73,071 (+27.0%)	$62,556 → $71,339 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$138,400 → $183,400 (+32.5%)	$151,600 → $199,600 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$641 → $759 (+18.4%)	$754 → $862 (+14.3%)

Jones County

Population

20,55920,799

Median household income

$57,549$73,071

Median home value

$138,400$183,400

Median gross rent

$641$759

Washington County

Population

22,10022,539

Median household income

$62,556$71,339

Median home value

$151,600$199,600

Median gross rent

$754$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jones County	Washington County
Under 5	5.2%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.5%
25 to 34	11.7%	11.1%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	11.0%
75 and over	8.9%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jones County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	89.2%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jones County	Washington County
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	39.3%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jones County	Washington County
Drove alone	77.2%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.1%
Public transit	0.2%	1.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.6%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jones County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	80.6%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.7%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Jones County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.5%
Average household size	2.42	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1969	1962