Morris County vs Washington County

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

Morris 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 5,388 in Morris County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,452 vs $56,716 in Morris County). Morris County has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $106,100 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Morris County	Washington County
Population	5,388	5,519
Median age	48.7 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,716	$62,452
Median home value	$120,900	$106,100
Median gross rent	$711	$547
Housing units	2,991	2,731
Homeownership rate	79.2%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morris County	Washington County
Population	5,566 → 5,388 (-3.2%)	5,493 → 5,519 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$55,658 → $56,716 (+1.9%)	$50,588 → $62,452 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$103,000 → $120,900 (+17.4%)	$82,000 → $106,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $711 (+7.9%)	$456 → $547 (+20.0%)

Morris County

Population

5,5665,388

Median household income

$55,658$56,716

Median home value

$103,000$120,900

Median gross rent

$659$711

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)

	Morris County	Washington County
Under 5	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	8.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	16.9%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.5%
75 and over	12.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morris County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morris County	Washington County
No high school diploma	7.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	35.3%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morris County	Washington County
Drove alone	83.0%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.4%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morris County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	82.0%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Morris County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.8%	8.1%
Average household size	2.12	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1955	1954