Washington County, Maryland

61 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 155,033
Median household income: $74,157
Median home value: $275,900

Home to 155,033 residents, Washington County is one of Maryland's counties. 61 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,157 is below the Maryland median ($101,652).

From 2019 to 2023, Washington County's population grew 3.3% from 150,109 to 155,033, while its median household income rose 21.8% from $60,860 to $74,157.

Owners occupy 65.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 155,033
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,157
Median home value: $275,900
Median gross rent: $1,100
Housing units: 63,965
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

150,109155,033

Median household income

$60,860$74,157

Median home value

$210,300$275,900

Median gross rent

$921$1,100

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	150,109	$60,860	$210,300	$921
2020	150,575	$63,510	$221,700	$931
2021	153,956	$67,349	$229,800	$979
2022	154,645	$73,017	$262,400	$1,049
2023	155,033	$74,157	$275,900	$1,100

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,571	5.5%
5 to 17	25,333	16.3%
18 to 24	12,551	8.1%
25 to 34	19,846	12.8%
35 to 44	19,782	12.8%
45 to 54	20,312	13.1%
55 to 64	21,040	13.6%
65 to 74	15,951	10.3%
75 and over	11,647	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115,547	74.5%
Black or African American	17,483	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	118	0.1%
Asian	2,551	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	101	0.1%
Some other race	426	0.3%
Two or more races	7,487	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,320	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate36.4%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,296	11.3%
High school graduate	39,477	36.4%
Some college or associate's	31,266	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	14,857	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10,682	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	52,895	75.3%
Carpooled	6,715	9.6%
Public transit	729	1.0%
Walked	866	1.2%
Bicycle	207	0.3%
Worked from home	7,756	11.0%
Other means	1,040	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,437	26.3%
15 to 29 min	21,574	34.5%
30 to 44 min	11,778	18.9%
45 to 59 min	4,645	7.4%
60+ min	8,018	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 12.5% (18,367 of 147,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	39,579	66.6%
Nonfamily households	19,832	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59,411	92.9%
Vacant	4,554	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	39,145	65.9%
Renter-occupied	20,266	34.1%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached15.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,808	62.2%
1-unit, attached	9,702	15.2%
2 to 4 units	4,417	6.9%
5 to 19 units	6,199	9.7%
20 or more units	2,453	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1,386	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 24043
State: Maryland
Land area: 458 sq mi
Water area: 9.58 sq mi
Center point: 39.6036, -77.8147