Hopkins County vs Washington County

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

Hopkins 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.

Hopkins County has the higher population (37,351 vs 36,156 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($75,085 vs $64,725 in Hopkins County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $193,200 in Hopkins County).

Population, income & housing

	Hopkins County	Washington County
Population	37,351	36,156
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$64,725	$75,085
Median home value	$193,200	$270,100
Median gross rent	$1,038	$1,091
Housing units	15,793	17,371
Homeownership rate	69.9%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hopkins County	Washington County
Population	36,486 → 37,351 (+2.4%)	35,163 → 36,156 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$52,078 → $64,725 (+24.3%)	$54,971 → $75,085 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$114,900 → $193,200 (+68.1%)	$179,100 → $270,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$811 → $1,038 (+28.0%)	$885 → $1,091 (+23.3%)

Hopkins County

Population

36,48637,351

Median household income

$52,078$64,725

Median home value

$114,900$193,200

Median gross rent

$811$1,038

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)

	Hopkins County	Washington County
Under 5	6.1%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.6%
75 and over	7.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hopkins County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	61.7%
Black or African American	7.1%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hopkins County	Washington County
No high school diploma	15.4%	9.6%
High school graduate	34.0%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hopkins County	Washington County
Drove alone	79.1%	77.3%
Carpooled	10.5%	8.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.1%	8.1%
Other means	1.3%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hopkins County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	74.4%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.5%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Hopkins County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.3%	12.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1984	1990