Lawrence County vs Washington County

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

Lawrence 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 57,385 in Lawrence County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($61,355 vs $54,842 in Lawrence County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($174,100 vs $135,600 in Lawrence County).

Population, income & housing

	Lawrence County	Washington County
Population	57,385	59,318
Median age	41.9 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,842	$61,355
Median home value	$135,600	$174,100
Median gross rent	$830	$828
Housing units	26,538	27,979
Homeownership rate	72.5%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lawrence County	Washington County
Population	60,184 → 57,385 (-4.7%)	60,426 → 59,318 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$45,118 → $54,842 (+21.6%)	$50,021 → $61,355 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$106,500 → $135,600 (+27.3%)	$132,400 → $174,100 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $830 (+13.2%)	$668 → $828 (+24.0%)

Lawrence County

Population

60,18457,385

Median household income

$45,118$54,842

Median home value

$106,500$135,600

Median gross rent

$733$830

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)

	Lawrence County	Washington County
Under 5	5.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.7%	15.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.6%
75 and over	7.6%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lawrence County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	93.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lawrence County	Washington County
No high school diploma	10.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	42.7%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lawrence County	Washington County
Drove alone	86.1%	80.8%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	1.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lawrence County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Lawrence County	Washington County
Poverty rate	17.5%	12.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1974	1973