Washington County is a county of 53,326 people in Oklahoma. The typical home is worth $173,200, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $907 a month at the median. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,162, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Washington County
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree25.8% → 30.1%(+4.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate10.9% → 16.1%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median age36.7 → 39.2(+2.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)25.8%(806)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(670)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.8%(1,244)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(164)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,122 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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Over time
Washington County, decade by decade
Washington County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
48,066
$69,259
$123,364
25.8%
29.4
2000
48,996
$65,244
$115,493
25.8%
42.5
2010
50,976
$64,481
$143,426
26.1%
49.7
2020
52,455
$64,703
$152,838
28.8%
64.5
2024
53,326
$60,162
$173,200
30.1%
58.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
