Caldwell County vs Washington County

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

Caldwell 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.

Caldwell County has the higher population (12,631 vs 12,091 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($59,762 vs $57,618 in Caldwell County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $113,500 in Caldwell County).

Population, income & housing

	Caldwell County	Washington County
Population	12,631	12,091
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,618	$59,762
Median home value	$113,500	$168,300
Median gross rent	$724	$696
Housing units	6,085	5,222
Homeownership rate	71.8%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caldwell County	Washington County
Population	12,702 → 12,631 (-0.6%)	12,023 → 12,091 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$44,775 → $57,618 (+28.7%)	$53,743 → $59,762 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $113,500 (+29.1%)	$128,300 → $168,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $724 (+25.5%)	$608 → $696 (+14.5%)

Caldwell County

Population

12,70212,631

Median household income

$44,775$57,618

Median home value

$87,900$113,500

Median gross rent

$577$724

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)

	Caldwell County	Washington County
Under 5	5.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.6%
75 and over	9.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caldwell County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	87.8%
Black or African American	5.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.3%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caldwell County	Washington County
No high school diploma	10.2%	10.8%
High school graduate	43.2%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caldwell County	Washington County
Drove alone	80.8%	79.6%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caldwell County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Caldwell County	Washington County
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1974	1983