Brown County vs Washington County

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

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

Brown County has the higher population (38,294 vs 36,156 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($75,085 vs $55,305 in Brown County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $149,900 in Brown County).

Population, income & housing

	Brown County	Washington County
Population	38,294	36,156
Median age	41.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,305	$75,085
Median home value	$149,900	$270,100
Median gross rent	$887	$1,091
Housing units	19,087	17,371
Homeownership rate	68.2%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brown County	Washington County
Population	37,855 → 38,294 (+1.2%)	35,163 → 36,156 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$48,365 → $55,305 (+14.3%)	$54,971 → $75,085 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$102,500 → $149,900 (+46.2%)	$179,100 → $270,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$765 → $887 (+15.9%)	$885 → $1,091 (+23.3%)

Brown County

Population

37,85538,294

Median household income

$48,365$55,305

Median home value

$102,500$149,900

Median gross rent

$765$887

Washington County

Population

35,16336,156

Median household income

$54,971$75,085

Median home value

$179,100$270,100

Median gross rent

$885$1,091

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brown County	Washington County
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.6%
75 and over	8.7%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brown County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	61.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.2%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brown County	Washington County
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	35.5%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brown County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.5%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.8%	8.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.7%	8.1%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brown County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	66.9%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	3.7%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Brown County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.5%	12.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1977	1990