Hill County vs Washington County

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

Hill 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.

Hill County has the higher population (36,664 vs 36,156 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($75,085 vs $63,147 in Hill County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $163,100 in Hill County).

Population, income & housing

	Hill County	Washington County
Population	36,664	36,156
Median age	40.8 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,147	$75,085
Median home value	$163,100	$270,100
Median gross rent	$929	$1,091
Housing units	16,314	17,371
Homeownership rate	76.4%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hill County	Washington County
Population	35,689 → 36,664 (+2.7%)	35,163 → 36,156 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$53,307 → $63,147 (+18.5%)	$54,971 → $75,085 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $163,100 (+57.1%)	$179,100 → $270,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $929 (+21.1%)	$885 → $1,091 (+23.3%)

Hill County

Population

35,68936,664

Median household income

$53,307$63,147

Median home value

$103,800$163,100

Median gross rent

$767$929

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)

	Hill County	Washington County
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.6%
75 and over	8.3%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hill County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	61.7%
Black or African American	5.7%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hill County	Washington County
No high school diploma	13.1%	9.6%
High school graduate	34.2%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hill County	Washington County
Drove alone	80.2%	77.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.1%
Other means	0.9%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hill County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	73.0%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hill County	Washington County
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.66	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	31	21
Median year structure built	1985	1990