Matagorda County vs Washington County

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

Matagorda 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.

Matagorda County has the higher population (36,274 vs 36,156 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($75,085 vs $55,174 in Matagorda County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $162,200 in Matagorda County).

Population, income & housing

	Matagorda County	Washington County
Population	36,274	36,156
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,174	$75,085
Median home value	$162,200	$270,100
Median gross rent	$998	$1,091
Housing units	18,871	17,371
Homeownership rate	68.7%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Matagorda County	Washington County
Population	36,774 → 36,274 (-1.4%)	35,163 → 36,156 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$48,913 → $55,174 (+12.8%)	$54,971 → $75,085 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$114,800 → $162,200 (+41.3%)	$179,100 → $270,100 (+50.8%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $998 (+17.3%)	$885 → $1,091 (+23.3%)

Matagorda County

Population

36,77436,274

Median household income

$48,913$55,174

Median home value

$114,800$162,200

Median gross rent

$851$998

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)

	Matagorda County	Washington County
Under 5	7.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.6%
75 and over	7.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Matagorda County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	42.1%	61.7%
Black or African American	10.1%	15.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	43.2%	18.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Matagorda County	Washington County
No high school diploma	17.3%	9.6%
High school graduate	28.8%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Matagorda County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.7%	77.3%
Carpooled	11.3%	8.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.5%	8.1%
Other means	0.7%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Matagorda County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	70.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.7%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Matagorda County	Washington County
Poverty rate	21.8%	12.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1978	1990