Stevens County vs Washington County

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

Stevens 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 5,212 in Stevens County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,452 vs $61,909 in Stevens County). Stevens County has the higher median home value ($124,500 vs $106,100 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Stevens County	Washington County
Population	5,212	5,519
Median age	38.0 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,909	$62,452
Median home value	$124,500	$106,100
Median gross rent	$930	$547
Housing units	2,244	2,731
Homeownership rate	73.0%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stevens County	Washington County
Population	5,603 → 5,212 (-7.0%)	5,493 → 5,519 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$57,806 → $61,909 (+7.1%)	$50,588 → $62,452 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $124,500 (+8.4%)	$82,000 → $106,100 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $930 (+38.6%)	$456 → $547 (+20.0%)

Stevens County

Population

5,6035,212

Median household income

$57,806$61,909

Median home value

$114,900$124,500

Median gross rent

$671$930

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)

	Stevens County	Washington County
Under 5	6.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	6.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	12.5%
75 and over	6.8%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stevens County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	57.8%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	38.7%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stevens County	Washington County
No high school diploma	26.2%	5.5%
High school graduate	31.1%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stevens County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.2%	79.4%
Carpooled	12.7%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.4%
Other means	1.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stevens County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	69.3%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Stevens County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.3%	8.1%
Average household size	2.85	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1973	1954