Washington County, Pennsylvania

71 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 209,778
Median household income: $77,487
Median home value: $220,600

Washington County, Pennsylvania counts 209,778 residents. 71 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $77,487 is in line with the Pennsylvania median ($76,081).

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington County's population grew 1.2% from 207,212 to 209,778, while its median household income rose 21.9% from $63,543 to $77,487.

32.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 209,778
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $77,487
Median home value: $220,600
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 97,476
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

207,212209,778

Median household income

$63,543$77,487

Median home value

$167,900$220,600

Median gross rent

$772$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	207,212	$63,543	$167,900	$772
2020	207,081	$65,478	$170,800	$781
2021	209,090	$68,787	$178,600	$820
2022	209,631	$74,403	$205,600	$879
2023	209,778	$77,487	$220,600	$922

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,442	5.0%
5 to 17	30,813	14.7%
18 to 24	16,497	7.9%
25 to 34	23,668	11.3%
35 to 44	25,256	12.0%
45 to 54	26,371	12.6%
55 to 64	31,594	15.1%
65 to 74	26,758	12.8%
75 and over	18,379	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189,092	90.1%
Black or African American	6,488	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	2,528	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	64	0.0%
Some other race	608	0.3%
Two or more races	6,868	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,115	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate35.2%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree20.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,054	6.0%
High school graduate	53,562	35.2%
Some college or associate's	39,568	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	31,109	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18,733	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	75,190	75.2%
Carpooled	6,870	6.9%
Public transit	771	0.8%
Walked	2,140	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13,758	13.8%
Other means	1,215	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22,355	25.9%
15 to 29 min	28,573	33.2%
30 to 44 min	20,012	23.2%
45 to 59 min	8,592	10.0%
60+ min	6,654	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 9.4% (19,123 of 204,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	55,742	63.6%
Nonfamily households	31,923	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	87,665	89.9%
Vacant	9,811	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	67,009	76.4%
Renter-occupied	20,656	23.6%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72,125	74.0%
1-unit, attached	7,078	7.3%
2 to 4 units	5,463	5.6%
5 to 19 units	3,708	3.8%
20 or more units	3,845	3.9%
Mobile home & other	5,257	5.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 42125
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 857 sq mi
Water area: 3.84 sq mi
Center point: 40.2000, -80.2521