Washington Park

Population: 470
Median household income: $86,875
Median home value: $300,900

Located in Beaufort County, North Carolina, Washington Park is a community with a population of 470. At $86,875, its median household income sits above Beaufort County's $57,997.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington Park's population declined 22.8% from 609 to 470, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $249,300 to $300,900.

Owners occupy 92.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 54.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 470
Median age: 54.5 yrs
Median household income: $86,875
Median home value: $300,900
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

609470

Median household income

$76,250$86,875

Median home value

$249,300$300,900

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	609	$76,250	$249,300	$1,025
2020	601	$80,893	$251,900	$1,063
2021	490	$84,107	$255,200	$1,250
2022	475	$82,250	$285,700	$1,208
2023	470	$86,875	$300,900	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 346.2%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over21.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	31	6.6%
5 to 17	40	8.5%
18 to 24	8	1.7%
25 to 34	29	6.2%
35 to 44	43	9.1%
45 to 54	84	17.9%
55 to 64	72	15.3%
65 to 74	63	13.4%
75 and over	100	21.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	451	96.0%
Black or African American	4	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.8%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree35.5%

Graduate or professional degree23.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.8%
High school graduate	59	15.1%
Some college or associate's	97	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	139	35.5%
Graduate or professional degree	93	23.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	162	83.5%
Carpooled	8	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	12.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	37.6%
15 to 29 min	39	22.9%
30 to 44 min	39	22.9%
45 to 59 min	19	11.2%
60+ min	9	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 10.2% (48 of 470)

	Count	Share
Family households	142	60.9%
Nonfamily households	91	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	233	91.7%
Vacant	21	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	215	92.3%
Renter-occupied	18	7.7%

1-unit, detached97.2%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	247	97.2%
1-unit, attached	4	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3771240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.5329, -77.0316