Norton County vs Washington County

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

Norton 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 5,392 in Norton County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,452 vs $50,305 in Norton County). Norton County has the higher median home value ($106,300 vs $106,100 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Norton County	Washington County
Population	5,392	5,519
Median age	40.2 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,305	$62,452
Median home value	$106,300	$106,100
Median gross rent	$642	$547
Housing units	2,454	2,731
Homeownership rate	81.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norton County	Washington County
Population	5,446 → 5,392 (-1.0%)	5,493 → 5,519 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$49,038 → $50,305 (+2.6%)	$50,588 → $62,452 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$82,900 → $106,300 (+28.2%)	$82,000 → $106,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $642 (+2.1%)	$456 → $547 (+20.0%)

Norton County

Population

5,4465,392

Median household income

$49,038$50,305

Median home value

$82,900$106,300

Median gross rent

$629$642

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)

	Norton County	Washington County
Under 5	5.5%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.5%
75 and over	9.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norton County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	91.4%
Black or African American	2.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norton County	Washington County
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	34.4%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norton County	Washington County
Drove alone	73.9%	79.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.6%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.3%	7.4%
Other means	0.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norton County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	90.2%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Norton County	Washington County
Poverty rate	8.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	12	21
Median year structure built	1951	1954