Otsego County vs Washington County

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

Otsego 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 59,738 in Otsego County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($72,342 vs $67,086 in Otsego County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($185,000 vs $175,900 in Otsego County).

Population, income & housing

	Otsego County	Washington County
Population	59,738	60,883
Median age	40.4 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,086	$72,342
Median home value	$175,900	$185,000
Median gross rent	$942	$1,000
Housing units	30,011	29,111
Homeownership rate	74.3%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Otsego County	Washington County
Population	59,972 → 59,738 (-0.4%)	61,616 → 60,883 (-1.2%)
Median household income	$54,028 → $67,086 (+24.2%)	$57,258 → $72,342 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$146,400 → $175,900 (+20.2%)	$149,000 → $185,000 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $942 (+13.1%)	$855 → $1,000 (+17.0%)

Otsego County

Population

59,97259,738

Median household income

$54,028$67,086

Median home value

$146,400$175,900

Median gross rent

$833$942

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)

	Otsego County	Washington County
Under 5	4.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.2%	14.0%
18 to 24	19.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.0%	12.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.4%
75 and over	8.6%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Otsego County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	89.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Otsego County	Washington County
No high school diploma	7.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	30.7%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Otsego County	Washington County
Drove alone	73.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.3%
Walked	7.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Otsego County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	67.7%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Otsego County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.1%	10.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1954	1962