Rutland County vs Washington County

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

Rutland 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.

Rutland County has the higher population (60,484 vs 59,958 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($79,853 vs $64,778 in Rutland County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($293,900 vs $218,400 in Rutland County).

Population, income & housing

	Rutland County	Washington County
Population	60,484	59,958
Median age	47.7 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,778	$79,853
Median home value	$218,400	$293,900
Median gross rent	$965	$1,094
Housing units	33,974	30,860
Homeownership rate	72.7%	73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	47.0%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rutland County	Washington County
Population	58,892 → 60,484 (+2.7%)	58,350 → 59,958 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$56,139 → $64,778 (+15.4%)	$62,791 → $79,853 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$177,400 → $218,400 (+23.1%)	$226,900 → $293,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$826 → $965 (+16.8%)	$916 → $1,094 (+19.4%)

Rutland County

Population

58,89260,484

Median household income

$56,139$64,778

Median home value

$177,400$218,400

Median gross rent

$826$965

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)

	Rutland County	Washington County
Under 5	4.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	16.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.7%	12.9%
75 and over	9.3%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rutland County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rutland County	Washington County
No high school diploma	6.3%	4.3%
High school graduate	32.9%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	19.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rutland County	Washington County
Drove alone	80.4%	70.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.8%	0.7%
Walked	2.5%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.4%	17.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rutland County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	68.2%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	13.5%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.1%
20 or more units	4.1%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Rutland County	Washington County
Poverty rate	12.0%	9.4%
Average household size	2.30	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1970	1972