Washington County, Missouri

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,483
Median household income: $51,886
Median home value: $118,400

Washington County is a county in Missouri with a population of 23,483. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $51,886 is below the Missouri median ($68,920).

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington County's population declined 5.5% from 24,860 to 23,483, while its median household income rose 25.1% from $41,483 to $51,886.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 91.8% of the population. 83.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,483
Median age: 40.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,886
Median home value: $118,400
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 10,736
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,86023,483

Median household income

$41,483$51,886

Median home value

$94,400$118,400

Median gross rent

$588$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,860	$41,483	$94,400	$588
2020	24,819	$42,849	$97,700	$585
2021	23,791	$44,955	$103,000	$628
2022	23,580	$49,364	$112,300	$694
2023	23,483	$51,886	$118,400	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,299	5.5%
5 to 17	4,181	17.8%
18 to 24	1,615	6.9%
25 to 34	2,839	12.1%
35 to 44	2,888	12.3%
45 to 54	3,066	13.1%
55 to 64	3,498	14.9%
65 to 74	2,540	10.8%
75 and over	1,557	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,558	91.8%
Black or African American	451	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	35	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	32	0.1%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	1,142	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	244	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,756	16.8%
High school graduate	7,153	43.6%
Some college or associate's	4,448	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,362	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	669	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,450	83.3%
Carpooled	1,148	12.8%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	69	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	265	3.0%
Other means	14	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,012	23.2%
15 to 29 min	2,149	24.8%
30 to 44 min	1,664	19.2%
45 to 59 min	779	9.0%
60+ min	2,078	23.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 18.2% (4,095 of 22,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,237	70.4%
Nonfamily households	2,627	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,864	82.6%
Vacant	1,872	17.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,766	76.3%
Renter-occupied	2,098	23.7%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,167	66.8%
1-unit, attached	69	0.6%
2 to 4 units	440	4.1%
5 to 19 units	85	0.8%
20 or more units	2	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2,973	27.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29221
State: Missouri
Land area: 760 sq mi
Water area: 2.62 sq mi
Center point: 37.9426, -90.8970

Cities & places

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