Pittsylvania County vs Washington County

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

Pittsylvania 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.

Pittsylvania County has the higher population (60,148 vs 53,913 in Washington County). Washington County has the higher median household income ($62,774 vs $54,115 in Pittsylvania County). Washington County has the higher median home value ($201,800 vs $153,000 in Pittsylvania County).

Population, income & housing

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
Population	60,148	53,913
Median age	48.3 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,115	$62,774
Median home value	$153,000	$201,800
Median gross rent	$856	$832
Housing units	29,468	25,505
Homeownership rate	78.7%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
Population	61,256 → 60,148 (-1.8%)	54,071 → 53,913 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$47,690 → $54,115 (+13.5%)	$48,495 → $62,774 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$123,900 → $153,000 (+23.5%)	$151,800 → $201,800 (+32.9%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $856 (+18.1%)	$716 → $832 (+16.2%)

Pittsylvania County

Population

61,25660,148

Median household income

$47,690$54,115

Median home value

$123,900$153,000

Median gross rent

$725$856

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)

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
Under 5	4.2%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	14.1%
75 and over	10.1%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	94.4%
Black or African American	20.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
No high school diploma	14.2%	9.9%
High school graduate	39.2%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
Drove alone	85.7%	82.5%
Carpooled	6.7%	7.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	7.5%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Pittsylvania County	Washington County
Poverty rate	15.0%	11.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1981	1981