Washington County vs Wilson County

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

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

Wilson County has the higher population (153,587 vs 134,693 in Washington County). Wilson County has the higher median household income ($94,048 vs $61,051 in Washington County). Wilson County has the higher median home value ($397,000 vs $231,700 in Washington County).

Population, income & housing

	Washington County	Wilson County
Population	134,693	153,587
Median age	40.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,051	$94,048
Median home value	$231,700	$397,000
Median gross rent	$951	$1,370
Housing units	61,426	60,976
Homeownership rate	64.4%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	37.2%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington County	Wilson County
Population	127,805 → 134,693 (+5.4%)	136,666 → 153,587 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$48,334 → $61,051 (+26.3%)	$75,991 → $94,048 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$163,000 → $231,700 (+42.1%)	$264,600 → $397,000 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $951 (+25.6%)	$1,065 → $1,370 (+28.6%)

Washington County

Population

127,805134,693

Median household income

$48,334$61,051

Median home value

$163,000$231,700

Median gross rent

$757$951

Wilson County

Population

136,666153,587

Median household income

$75,991$94,048

Median home value

$264,600$397,000

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington County	Wilson County
Under 5	4.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	9.7%
75 and over	7.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington County	Wilson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	80.5%
Black or African American	3.7%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington County	Wilson County
No high school diploma	8.9%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.4%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington County	Wilson County
Drove alone	80.2%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	6.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	14.7%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington County	Wilson County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	5.9%
20 or more units	5.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Washington County	Wilson County
Poverty rate	15.8%	7.6%
Average household size	2.31	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1986	1998