Beaver County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (209,778 vs 166,993 in Beaver County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($77,487 vs $70,156 in Beaver County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($220,600 vs $185,500 in Beaver County).

Population, income & housing

	Beaver County	Washington County
Population	166,993	209,778
Median age	44.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,156	$77,487
Median home value	$185,500	$220,600
Median gross rent	$867	$922
Housing units	79,159	97,476
Homeownership rate	74.5%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Beaver County	Washington County
Population	165,833 → 166,993 (+0.7%)	207,212 → 209,778 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$57,807 → $70,156 (+21.4%)	$63,543 → $77,487 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $185,500 (+31.5%)	$167,900 → $220,600 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $867 (+24.2%)	$772 → $922 (+19.4%)

Beaver County

Population

165,833166,993

Median household income

$57,807$70,156

Median home value

$141,100$185,500

Median gross rent

$698$867

Washington County

Population

207,212209,778

Median household income

$63,543$77,487

Median home value

$167,900$220,600

Median gross rent

$772$922

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Beaver County	Washington County
Under 5	4.8%	5.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.8%
75 and over	9.1%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Beaver County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	90.1%
Black or African American	6.1%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Beaver County	Washington County
No high school diploma	4.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Beaver County	Washington County
Drove alone	76.4%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	6.9%
Public transit	1.3%	0.8%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	13.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Beaver County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.5%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Beaver County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1958	1965