Johnston County vs Washita County

A side-by-side comparison of Johnston County and Washita County: population, income, housing, and more.

Johnston County and Washita County are counties in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Washita County has the higher population (10,857 vs 10,334 in Johnston County). Washita County has the higher median household income ($61,980 vs $50,911 in Johnston County). Washita County has the higher median home value ($113,300 vs $110,700 in Johnston County).

Population, income & housing

	Johnston County	Washita County
Population	10,334	10,857
Median age	39.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$50,911	$61,980
Median home value	$110,700	$113,300
Median gross rent	$732	$775
Housing units	4,710	5,131
Homeownership rate	70.2%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Johnston County	Washita County
Population	11,064 → 10,334 (-6.6%)	11,225 → 10,857 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$41,332 → $50,911 (+23.2%)	$53,274 → $61,980 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $110,700 (+37.0%)	$84,700 → $113,300 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $732 (+17.3%)	$688 → $775 (+12.6%)

Johnston County

Population

11,06410,334

Median household income

$41,332$50,911

Median home value

$80,800$110,700

Median gross rent

$624$732

Washita County

Population

11,22510,857

Median household income

$53,274$61,980

Median home value

$84,700$113,300

Median gross rent

$688$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Johnston County	Washita County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.8%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.0%
75 and over	7.7%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Johnston County	Washita County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	82.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11.1%	2.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	13.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Johnston County	Washita County
No high school diploma	12.5%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.5%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Johnston County	Washita County
Drove alone	77.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	12.9%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.4%
Other means	1.2%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Johnston County	Washita County
1-unit, detached	73.2%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.3%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Johnston County	Washita County
Poverty rate	21.9%	12.6%
Average household size	2.54	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1983	1963