Franklin County vs Washington County

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

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

Washington County has the higher population (59,958 vs 50,379 in Franklin County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($79,853 vs $79,078 in Franklin County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($293,900 vs $285,500 in Franklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Franklin County	Washington County
Population	50,379	59,958
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$79,078	$79,853
Median home value	$285,500	$293,900
Median gross rent	$1,164	$1,094
Housing units	22,850	30,860
Homeownership rate	78.0%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Franklin County	Washington County
Population	49,116 → 50,379 (+2.6%)	58,350 → 59,958 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$65,485 → $79,078 (+20.8%)	$62,791 → $79,853 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$216,200 → $285,500 (+32.1%)	$226,900 → $293,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$999 → $1,164 (+16.5%)	$916 → $1,094 (+19.4%)

Franklin County

Population

49,11650,379

Median household income

$65,485$79,078

Median home value

$216,200$285,500

Median gross rent

$999$1,164

Washington County

Population

58,35059,958

Median household income

$62,791$79,853

Median home value

$226,900$293,900

Median gross rent

$916$1,094

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Franklin County	Washington County
Under 5	5.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.9%
75 and over	6.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Franklin County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Franklin County	Washington County
No high school diploma	7.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	37.2%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Franklin County	Washington County
Drove alone	74.9%	70.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	6.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.7%
Walked	1.4%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.4%	17.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Franklin County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	74.7%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	8.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Franklin County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.1%	9.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1979	1972