Butler County vs Washington County

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

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

Butler County has the higher population (12,373 vs 12,091 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($59,762 vs $52,003 in Butler County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $105,500 in Butler County).

Population, income & housing

	Butler County	Washington County
Population	12,373	12,091
Median age	41.1 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,003	$59,762
Median home value	$105,500	$168,300
Median gross rent	$688	$696
Housing units	5,453	5,222
Homeownership rate	73.1%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Butler County	Washington County
Population	12,764 → 12,373 (-3.1%)	12,023 → 12,091 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$41,763 → $52,003 (+24.5%)	$53,743 → $59,762 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$92,100 → $105,500 (+14.5%)	$128,300 → $168,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$559 → $688 (+23.1%)	$608 → $696 (+14.5%)

Butler County

Population

12,76412,373

Median household income

$41,763$52,003

Median home value

$92,100$105,500

Median gross rent

$559$688

Washington County

Population

12,02312,091

Median household income

$53,743$59,762

Median home value

$128,300$168,300

Median gross rent

$608$696

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Butler County	Washington County
Under 5	6.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.6%
75 and over	7.6%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Butler County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.2%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Butler County	Washington County
No high school diploma	18.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	49.7%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Butler County	Washington County
Drove alone	83.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Butler County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	65.0%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	26.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Butler County	Washington County
Poverty rate	18.6%	12.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1986	1983