Washington

Population: 12,192
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $130,700

Washington is a community in Daviess County, Indiana, home to 12,192 residents. At $50,000, its median household income sits below Daviess County's $68,561.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington's population declined 1.8% from 12,412 to 12,192, while its median home value rose 51.4% from $86,300 to $130,700.

70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,192
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $130,700
Median gross rent: $854
Housing units: 5,409
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,41212,192

Median household income

$41,824$50,000

Median home value

$86,300$130,700

Median gross rent

$706$854

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,412	$41,824	$86,300	$706
2020	12,514	$40,080	$90,100	$693
2021	12,015	$44,622	$97,400	$760
2022	12,076	$48,255	$117,700	$840
2023	12,192	$50,000	$130,700	$854

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	880	7.2%
5 to 17	2,294	18.8%
18 to 24	873	7.2%
25 to 34	1,630	13.4%
35 to 44	1,536	12.6%
45 to 54	1,416	11.6%
55 to 64	1,351	11.1%
65 to 74	1,277	10.5%
75 and over	935	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,085	74.5%
Black or African American	465	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	56	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.3%
Two or more races	938	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,608	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,359	16.7%
High school graduate	2,880	35.4%
Some college or associate's	2,679	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	903	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	324	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,316	80.5%
Carpooled	638	11.9%
Public transit	13	0.2%
Walked	76	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	262	4.9%
Other means	54	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,924	57.4%
15 to 29 min	1,007	19.8%
30 to 44 min	642	12.6%
45 to 59 min	239	4.7%
60+ min	285	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 17.0% (1,999 of 11,769)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,816	57.8%
Nonfamily households	2,052	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,868	90.0%
Vacant	541	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,624	53.9%
Renter-occupied	2,244	46.1%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,804	70.3%
1-unit, attached	95	1.8%
2 to 4 units	425	7.9%
5 to 19 units	113	2.1%
20 or more units	326	6.0%
Mobile home & other	646	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1880504
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.6582, -87.1604