Lackawanna County vs Washington County

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

Lackawanna 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.

Lackawanna County has the higher population (215,834 vs 209,778 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($77,487 vs $64,691 in Lackawanna County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($220,600 vs $189,900 in Lackawanna County).

Population, income & housing

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
Population	215,834	209,778
Median age	41.9 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$64,691	$77,487
Median home value	$189,900	$220,600
Median gross rent	$973	$922
Housing units	100,013	97,476
Homeownership rate	65.4%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.1%	32.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
Population	210,652 → 215,834 (+2.5%)	207,212 → 209,778 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$52,821 → $64,691 (+22.5%)	$63,543 → $77,487 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$152,400 → $189,900 (+24.6%)	$167,900 → $220,600 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $973 (+22.9%)	$772 → $922 (+19.4%)

Lackawanna County

Population

210,652215,834

Median household income

$52,821$64,691

Median home value

$152,400$189,900

Median gross rent

$792$973

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)

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	12.8%
75 and over	8.6%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	2.9%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
No high school diploma	8.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
Drove alone	75.9%	75.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	6.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.8%
Walked	3.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	13.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	64.7%	74.0%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Lackawanna County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.35	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1955	1965