Washington County, Utah

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 189,827
Median household income: $76,411
Median home value: $465,600

Home to 189,827 residents, Washington County is one of Utah's counties. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $76,411 runs below the Utah figure of $91,750.

From 2019 to 2023, Washington County's population grew 14.5% from 165,811 to 189,827, while its median household income rose 27.7% from $59,839 to $76,411.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189,827
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $76,411
Median home value: $465,600
Median gross rent: $1,464
Housing units: 78,993
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

165,811189,827

Median household income

$59,839$76,411

Median home value

$283,800$465,600

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,464

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	165,811	$59,839	$283,800	$1,015
2020	172,127	$61,747	$306,900	$1,099
2021	176,533	$65,040	$343,700	$1,177
2022	183,297	$71,976	$417,400	$1,321
2023	189,827	$76,411	$465,600	$1,464

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,381	6.0%
5 to 17	35,757	18.8%
18 to 24	17,393	9.2%
25 to 34	21,780	11.5%
35 to 44	22,556	11.9%
45 to 54	19,062	10.0%
55 to 64	19,974	10.5%
65 to 74	23,413	12.3%
75 and over	18,511	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	155,308	81.8%
Black or African American	885	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,263	0.7%
Asian	1,992	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,255	0.7%
Some other race	577	0.3%
Two or more races	6,251	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22,296	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate21.5%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,116	5.7%
High school graduate	26,890	21.5%
Some college or associate's	49,582	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	25,871	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,837	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59,306	73.1%
Carpooled	8,127	10.0%
Public transit	358	0.4%
Walked	1,231	1.5%
Bicycle	350	0.4%
Worked from home	10,606	13.1%
Other means	1,103	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	29,827	42.3%
15 to 29 min	28,974	41.1%
30 to 44 min	7,455	10.6%
45 to 59 min	1,963	2.8%
60+ min	2,256	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 9.9% (18,540 of 187,636)

	Count	Share
Family households	49,942	74.6%
Nonfamily households	16,972	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	66,914	84.7%
Vacant	12,079	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48,574	72.6%
Renter-occupied	18,340	27.4%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached7.9%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	58,342	73.9%
1-unit, attached	6,233	7.9%
2 to 4 units	3,872	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4,197	5.3%
20 or more units	3,230	4.1%
Mobile home & other	3,119	3.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 49053
State: Utah
Land area: 2,428 sq mi
Water area: 3 sq mi
Center point: 37.2625, -113.4878