Harper County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (5,519 vs 5,446 in Harper County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,452 vs $55,417 in Harper County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($106,100 vs $77,300 in Harper County).

Population, income & housing

	Harper County	Washington County
Population	5,446	5,519
Median age	40.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$62,452
Median home value	$77,300	$106,100
Median gross rent	$693	$547
Housing units	3,026	2,731
Homeownership rate	73.6%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harper County	Washington County
Population	5,594 → 5,446 (-2.6%)	5,493 → 5,519 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$49,865 → $55,417 (+11.1%)	$50,588 → $62,452 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$74,300 → $77,300 (+4.0%)	$82,000 → $106,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $693 (+1.8%)	$456 → $547 (+20.0%)

Harper County

Population

5,5945,446

Median household income

$49,865$55,417

Median home value

$74,300$77,300

Median gross rent

$681$693

Washington County

Population

5,4935,519

Median household income

$50,588$62,452

Median home value

$82,000$106,100

Median gross rent

$456$547

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harper County	Washington County
Under 5	6.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	19.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.8%
25 to 34	9.5%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	12.8%	12.5%
75 and over	9.3%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harper County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harper County	Washington County
No high school diploma	10.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	37.3%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harper County	Washington County
Drove alone	78.8%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	4.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harper County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	85.5%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Harper County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1957	1954