Washington County vs Weber County

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

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

Weber County has the higher population (266,183 vs 189,827 in Washington County). Weber County has the higher median household income ($87,083 vs $76,411 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($465,600 vs $389,200 in Weber County).

Population, income & housing

	Washington County	Weber County
Population	189,827	266,183
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$76,411	$87,083
Median home value	$465,600	$389,200
Median gross rent	$1,464	$1,269
Housing units	78,993	98,595
Homeownership rate	72.6%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.3%	28.0%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Washington County	Weber County
Population	165,811 → 189,827 (+14.5%)	251,498 → 266,183 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$59,839 → $76,411 (+27.7%)	$67,244 → $87,083 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$283,800 → $465,600 (+64.1%)	$220,600 → $389,200 (+76.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $1,464 (+44.2%)	$891 → $1,269 (+42.4%)

Washington County

Population

165,811189,827

Median household income

$59,839$76,411

Median home value

$283,800$465,600

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,464

Weber County

Population

251,498266,183

Median household income

$67,244$87,083

Median home value

$220,600$389,200

Median gross rent

$891$1,269

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Washington County	Weber County
Under 5	6.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	9.2%	9.7%
25 to 34	11.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	12.3%	7.5%
75 and over	9.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Washington County	Weber County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	74.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	1.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Washington County	Weber County
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.7%
High school graduate	21.5%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Washington County	Weber County
Drove alone	73.1%	72.8%
Carpooled	10.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.3%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.1%	14.2%
Other means	1.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Washington County	Weber County
1-unit, detached	73.9%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	5.9%
20 or more units	4.1%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Washington County	Weber County
Poverty rate	9.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.80	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	2002	1983