Washington County, Tennessee

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 134,693
Median household income: $61,051
Median home value: $231,700

Home to 134,693 residents, Washington County is one of Tennessee's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,051 runs below the Tennessee figure of $67,097.

Between 2019 and 2023, Washington County's population grew 5.4% from 127,805 to 134,693, while its median household income rose 26.3% from $48,334 to $61,051.

Households average 2.31 people. The median gross rent is $951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 134,693
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,051
Median home value: $231,700
Median gross rent: $951
Housing units: 61,426
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

127,805134,693

Median household income

$48,334$61,051

Median home value

$163,000$231,700

Median gross rent

$757$951

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	127,805	$48,334	$163,000	$757
2020	128,874	$48,923	$167,400	$776
2021	132,067	$52,503	$176,500	$813
2022	133,282	$58,507	$211,100	$890
2023	134,693	$61,051	$231,700	$951

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,307	4.7%
5 to 17	19,040	14.1%
18 to 24	16,557	12.3%
25 to 34	17,337	12.9%
35 to 44	15,488	11.5%
45 to 54	16,997	12.6%
55 to 64	17,948	13.3%
65 to 74	14,965	11.1%
75 and over	10,054	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	116,192	86.3%
Black or African American	4,989	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.1%
Asian	2,052	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.0%
Some other race	324	0.2%
Two or more races	4,665	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,356	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.9%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,222	8.9%
High school graduate	27,251	29.4%
Some college or associate's	26,209	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17,600	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13,507	14.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	50,338	80.2%
Carpooled	4,012	6.4%
Public transit	165	0.3%
Walked	895	1.4%
Bicycle	18	0.0%
Worked from home	6,510	10.4%
Other means	832	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,077	33.9%
15 to 29 min	24,030	42.7%
30 to 44 min	8,462	15.0%
45 to 59 min	2,387	4.2%
60+ min	2,304	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 15.8% (20,590 of 130,206)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,462	61.3%
Nonfamily households	21,772	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	56,234	91.5%
Vacant	5,192	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,241	64.4%
Renter-occupied	19,993	35.6%

1-unit, detached64.6%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,677	64.6%
1-unit, attached	2,052	3.3%
2 to 4 units	4,976	8.1%
5 to 19 units	6,412	10.4%
20 or more units	3,042	5.0%
Mobile home & other	5,267	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 47179
State: Tennessee
Land area: 327 sq mi
Water area: 3.28 sq mi
Center point: 36.2957, -82.4950