Magoffin County vs Washington County

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

Magoffin 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.

Washington County has the higher population (12,091 vs 11,495 in Magoffin County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($59,762 vs $33,632 in Magoffin County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $88,300 in Magoffin County).

Population, income & housing

	Magoffin County	Washington County
Population	11,495	12,091
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$33,632	$59,762
Median home value	$88,300	$168,300
Median gross rent	$633	$696
Housing units	5,466	5,222
Homeownership rate	77.5%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	12.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magoffin County	Washington County
Population	12,491 → 11,495 (-8.0%)	12,023 → 12,091 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$28,147 → $33,632 (+19.5%)	$53,743 → $59,762 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$66,800 → $88,300 (+32.2%)	$128,300 → $168,300 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $633 (+18.8%)	$608 → $696 (+14.5%)

Magoffin County

Population

12,49111,495

Median household income

$28,147$33,632

Median home value

$66,800$88,300

Median gross rent

$533$633

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)

	Magoffin County	Washington County
Under 5	6.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.6%
75 and over	6.8%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magoffin County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	87.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.7%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magoffin County	Washington County
No high school diploma	25.1%	10.8%
High school graduate	41.6%	40.4%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magoffin County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	15.1%	10.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	7.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magoffin County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	50.2%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	44.5%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Magoffin County	Washington County
Poverty rate	33.4%	12.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1986	1983