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Washington County

Arkansas · 271,213 residents (2025 est.) · 941 sq mi
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Washington County is a county of 256,765 people in Arkansas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 99,050 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. That is roughly 16% ahead of the Arkansas median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
256,765
+63%since 2000
from 157,715 in 2000
271,213 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
273 / sq mi
+33%since 2009
from 205 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
32.5
+6%since 2000
from 30.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
941 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
99K142K185K228K271K19902000201020202024Washington County
2024257K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(16,076)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.5%(16,705)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(17,076)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 198.6%(22,111)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.3%(26,451)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.8%(38,120)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.4%(34,393)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.1%(28,544)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6410%(25,602)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.4%(19,066)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.8%(9,751)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.1%(2,870)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,639
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $34,691 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,150
+120%since 2000
from $17,347 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.4%
+23.2 ptssince 2009
from 24.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
14.6%
Unchangedsince 2000
from 14.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.476
+3%since 2010
from 0.461 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information11.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade9.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.3%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction1%
US avg: 1.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$298,400
+86%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $88,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,071
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $490 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
55.6%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 59.5% in 2000
44.4% rent
Vacancy rate
7.8%
−2.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.55 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.55 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.9%
−5.7 ptssince 2009
from 21.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
41.2%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 41.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.2
+20%since 2009
from 3.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
78
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic84.6%(133,368)
Black2.2%(3,408)
Hispanic / Latino8.2%(12,932)
Asian1.5%(2,396)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic59.9%(153,823)
Black3%(7,702)
Hispanic / Latino18.6%(47,853)
Asian2.4%(6,069)
Other16.1%(41,318)
Diversity Score
72
+53%since 2009
from 47 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
−18%since 2020
from 42 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican13.6%(34,865)
Salvadoran1.8%(4,541)
Guatemalan0.8%(2,046)
South American0.5%(1,382)
Puerto Rican0.5%(1,254)
Honduran0.3%(801)
Spaniard0.2%(566)
Venezuelan0.2%(512)
Colombian0.2%(493)
Cuban0.2%(396)
Panamanian0.1%(258)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0%(117)
Peruvian0%(80)
Bolivian0%(62)
Dominican0%(40)
Uruguayan0%(35)
Chilean0%(6)
Asian origin
Laotian0.5%(1,318)
Chinese0.2%(636)
Filipino0.2%(634)
Asian Indian0.2%(579)
Vietnamese0.2%(482)
Burmese0.2%(470)
Hmong0.1%(335)
Thai0.1%(212)
Korean0.1%(152)
Bangladeshi0.1%(131)
Nepalese0%(128)
Japanese0%(110)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese2.5%(6,431)
Guamanian0.1%(166)
Chuukese0.1%(143)
Chamorro0%(123)
Samoan0%(106)
Tongan0%(21)
Ancestry
English12.5%(32,078)
German10.5%(27,014)
Irish8.6%(22,173)
American4.8%(12,283)
Scottish2.2%(5,701)
Italian2%(5,253)
French1.6%(4,224)
Polish1.2%(3,168)
Scotch-Irish1%(2,557)
Dutch1%(2,543)
British0.8%(2,103)
Welsh0.8%(1,956)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.7%(1,849)
Norwegian0.6%(1,566)
Czech0.5%(1,160)
Arab0.3%(760)
Brazilian0.3%(718)
Greek0.3%(709)
West Indian0.3%(661)
Danish0.1%(385)
Russian0.1%(333)
Ukrainian0.1%(299)
Swiss0.1%(293)
Haitian0.1%(289)
Lebanese0.1%(234)
Canadian0.1%(229)
Hungarian0.1%(227)
Nigerian0.1%(221)
Lithuanian0.1%(209)
Austrian0.1%(203)
Iranian0.1%(203)
Kenyan0.1%(187)
Portuguese0.1%(164)
Jamaican0.1%(161)
Finnish0.1%(157)
Slovak0%(125)
Serbian0%(78)
Croatian0%(76)
Bulgarian0%(73)
Romanian0%(72)
Iraqi0%(67)
Belgian0%(65)
Armenian0%(49)
Slovene0%(35)
Israeli0%(29)
Syrian0%(26)
Barbadian0%(19)
Egyptian0%(18)
Turkish0%(17)
Guyanese0%(12)
Ethiopian0%(12)
Latvian0%(11)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
35.2%
+10.7 ptssince 2000
from 24.5% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
87.8%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 79.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.8%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.8% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
20.9 min
+65%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
75.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2009
from 79.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.3%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 14.0% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.2%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2011
from 6.9% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
65.0%
−3.2 ptssince 2011
from 68.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 70.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.7%
+8.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.0% in 2009
Foreign born
12.4%
+2.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
11.0%
−0.8 ptssince 2012
from 11.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
12.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.0%
+15.7 ptssince 2017
from 75.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 92.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.6%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
82.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 82.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
13.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 12.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married40.2%(41,648)
Married49.2%(50,924)
Widowed2.2%(2,276)
Divorced8.4%(8,693)
Women 15+
Never married34%(35,191)
Married47.5%(49,057)
Widowed6.7%(6,958)
Divorced11.8%(12,161)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
12.4%
−6.0 ptssince 2013
from 18.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
53.3%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 55.9% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
13.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
19.7%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 18.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.9%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 66.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.8%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 31.2% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.4%(3,306)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.9%(3,016)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.5%(3,088)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(579)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(72)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,230 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Washington County, Arkansas?

Washington County, Arkansas has about 256,765 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Washington County, Arkansas?

The typical household in Washington County, Arkansas earns about $70,639 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Washington County, Arkansas expensive?

In Washington County, Arkansas, the median home is worth about $298,400, and the typical rent is about $1,071 a month.

How educated are people in Washington County, Arkansas?

About 35.2% of adults age 25 and over in Washington County, Arkansas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Washington County, Arkansas?

About 14.6% of people in Washington County, Arkansas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Washington County, Arkansas grown since 1990?

Yes, Washington County, Arkansas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 143,356 residents, a change of about 126 percent over that period.

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