Jackson County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (600,266 vs 222,563 in Jackson County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($104,434 vs $71,443 in Jackson County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($558,500 vs $400,200 in Jackson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jackson County	Washington County
Population	222,563	600,266
Median age	42.7 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,443	$104,434
Median home value	$400,200	$558,500
Median gross rent	$1,310	$1,773
Housing units	97,083	240,409
Homeownership rate	65.0%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.6%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jackson County	Washington County
Population	216,574 → 222,563 (+2.8%)	589,481 → 600,266 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$53,412 → $71,443 (+33.8%)	$82,215 → $104,434 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$280,300 → $400,200 (+42.8%)	$386,600 → $558,500 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$993 → $1,310 (+31.9%)	$1,359 → $1,773 (+30.5%)

Jackson County

Population

216,574222,563

Median household income

$53,412$71,443

Median home value

$280,300$400,200

Median gross rent

$993$1,310

Washington County

Population

589,481600,266

Median household income

$82,215$104,434

Median home value

$386,600$558,500

Median gross rent

$1,359$1,773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jackson County	Washington County
Under 5	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	11.3%
65 to 74	13.6%	8.7%
75 and over	9.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jackson County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.5%	61.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	1.1%	11.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jackson County	Washington County
No high school diploma	8.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	26.0%	17.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jackson County	Washington County
Drove alone	73.8%	63.4%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.4%
Public transit	0.8%	3.6%
Walked	2.7%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.2%	21.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jackson County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	57.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	13.3%
20 or more units	5.7%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Jackson County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.41	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1984	1990