Genesee County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (60,883 vs 57,943 in Genesee County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($72,342 vs $72,055 in Genesee County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($185,000 vs $157,800 in Genesee County).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee County	Washington County
Population	57,943	60,883
Median age	42.4 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,055	$72,342
Median home value	$157,800	$185,000
Median gross rent	$909	$1,000
Housing units	26,090	29,111
Homeownership rate	74.2%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee County	Washington County
Population	57,808 → 57,943 (+0.2%)	61,616 → 60,883 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$60,524 → $72,055 (+19.1%)	$57,258 → $72,342 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $157,800 (+31.7%)	$149,000 → $185,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$747 → $909 (+21.7%)	$855 → $1,000 (+17.0%)

Genesee County

Population

57,80857,943

Median household income

$60,524$72,055

Median home value

$119,800$157,800

Median gross rent

$747$909

Washington County

Population

61,61660,883

Median household income

$57,258$72,342

Median home value

$149,000$185,000

Median gross rent

$855$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee County	Washington County
Under 5	5.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.7%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.4%
75 and over	8.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	89.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee County	Washington County
No high school diploma	7.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	36.7%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee County	Washington County
Drove alone	82.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	3.3%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	8.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	68.5%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Genesee County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1956	1962