Otoe County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (20,989 vs 16,075 in Otoe County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($90,188 vs $81,430 in Otoe County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($278,300 vs $185,000 in Otoe County).

Population, income & housing

	Otoe County	Washington County
Population	16,075	20,989
Median age	41.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,430	$90,188
Median home value	$185,000	$278,300
Median gross rent	$905	$958
Housing units	6,987	8,665
Homeownership rate	80.2%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	36.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Otoe County	Washington County
Population	15,949 → 16,075 (+0.8%)	20,361 → 20,989 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$59,167 → $81,430 (+37.6%)	$71,430 → $90,188 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $185,000 (+28.6%)	$196,100 → $278,300 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $905 (+30.8%)	$739 → $958 (+29.6%)

Otoe County

Population

15,94916,075

Median household income

$59,167$81,430

Median home value

$143,900$185,000

Median gross rent

$692$905

Washington County

Population

20,36120,989

Median household income

$71,430$90,188

Median home value

$196,100$278,300

Median gross rent

$739$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Otoe County	Washington County
Under 5	5.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	11.6%
75 and over	8.7%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Otoe County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Otoe County	Washington County
No high school diploma	6.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	33.4%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Otoe County	Washington County
Drove alone	80.3%	81.6%
Carpooled	10.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	10.8%
Other means	0.3%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Otoe County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	85.7%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Otoe County	Washington County
Poverty rate	9.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1967	1978