Campbell County vs Washington County

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

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

Campbell County has the higher population (55,398 vs 53,913 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,774 vs $62,608 in Campbell County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $199,200 in Campbell County).

Population, income & housing

	Campbell County	Washington County
Population	55,398	53,913
Median age	43.2 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$62,608	$62,774
Median home value	$199,200	$201,800
Median gross rent	$853	$832
Housing units	25,363	25,505
Homeownership rate	75.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.7%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbell County	Washington County
Population	55,225 → 55,398 (+0.3%)	54,071 → 53,913 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$49,664 → $62,608 (+26.1%)	$48,495 → $62,774 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $199,200 (+26.9%)	$151,800 → $201,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $853 (+12.7%)	$716 → $832 (+16.2%)

Campbell County

Population

55,22555,398

Median household income

$49,664$62,608

Median home value

$157,000$199,200

Median gross rent

$757$853

Washington County

Population

54,07153,913

Median household income

$48,495$62,774

Median home value

$151,800$201,800

Median gross rent

$716$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbell County	Washington County
Under 5	4.9%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	14.1%
75 and over	9.0%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbell County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	94.4%
Black or African American	14.3%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbell County	Washington County
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.9%
High school graduate	33.9%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbell County	Washington County
Drove alone	81.4%	82.5%
Carpooled	7.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	7.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbell County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	67.1%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	4.9%
20 or more units	1.8%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	19.1%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Campbell County	Washington County
Poverty rate	10.1%	11.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1980	1981