Edmonson County vs Washington County

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

Edmonson 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.

Edmonson County has the higher population (12,243 vs 12,091 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($59,762 vs $54,512 in Edmonson County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $136,600 in Edmonson County).

Population, income & housing

	Edmonson County	Washington County
Population	12,243	12,091
Median age	45.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$54,512	$59,762
Median home value	$136,600	$168,300
Median gross rent	$739	$696
Housing units	6,418	5,222
Homeownership rate	82.9%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edmonson County	Washington County
Population	12,138 → 12,243 (+0.9%)	12,023 → 12,091 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$43,401 → $54,512 (+25.6%)	$53,743 → $59,762 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$87,300 → $136,600 (+56.5%)	$128,300 → $168,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $739 (+12.0%)	$608 → $696 (+14.5%)

Edmonson County

Population

12,13812,243

Median household income

$43,401$54,512

Median home value

$87,300$136,600

Median gross rent

$660$739

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)

	Edmonson County	Washington County
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.6%
75 and over	8.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edmonson County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.1%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edmonson County	Washington County
No high school diploma	16.0%	10.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edmonson County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	7.4%
Other means	0.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edmonson County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	60.6%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Edmonson County	Washington County
Poverty rate	16.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.43	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1989	1983