Huron County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (59,318 vs 58,412 in Huron County). Huron County has the higher median household income ($65,972 vs $61,355 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $158,900 in Huron County).

Population, income & housing

	Huron County	Washington County
Population	58,412	59,318
Median age	40.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$65,972	$61,355
Median home value	$158,900	$174,100
Median gross rent	$824	$828
Housing units	25,575	27,979
Homeownership rate	73.6%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Huron County	Washington County
Population	58,339 → 58,412 (+0.1%)	60,426 → 59,318 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$52,560 → $65,972 (+25.5%)	$50,021 → $61,355 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$124,600 → $158,900 (+27.5%)	$132,400 → $174,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$695 → $824 (+18.6%)	$668 → $828 (+24.0%)

Huron County

Population

58,33958,412

Median household income

$52,560$65,972

Median home value

$124,600$158,900

Median gross rent

$695$824

Washington County

Population

60,42659,318

Median household income

$50,021$61,355

Median home value

$132,400$174,100

Median gross rent

$668$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Huron County	Washington County
Under 5	5.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.3%	12.6%
75 and over	6.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Huron County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Huron County	Washington County
No high school diploma	9.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	44.8%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Huron County	Washington County
Drove alone	83.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.7%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.9%	8.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Huron County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	72.1%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Huron County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1967	1973