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Washington County

Tennessee · 141,199 residents (2025 est.) · 327 sq mi
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With 136,261 people, Washington County is a county in Tennessee. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. The population is up 27% since 2000. The typical home is worth $249,000, having more than doubled since 2000. Renters pay $1,005 a month at the median. Households take in $62,809 at the median, 24% less than the US figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
136,261
+27%since 2000
from 107,198 in 2000
141,199 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
417 / sq mi
+17%since 2009
from 358 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
+8%since 2000
from 37.1 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
327 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
88K101K114K127K141K19902000201020202024Washington County
2024136K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(6,243)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.6%(7,613)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.9%(6,658)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(9,335)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.9%(12,124)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413%(17,754)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.5%(15,716)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.5%(17,027)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.2%(18,040)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411.2%(15,283)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.6%(7,656)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.1%(2,812)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,809
+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,116 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$36,806
+93%since 2000
from $19,085 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
41.5%
+19.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.5%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 13.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.472
−1%since 2010
from 0.477 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade11.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services6%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration4.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$249,000
+50%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $90,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,005
+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $446 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
64.5%
−3.6 ptssince 2000
from 68.2% in 2000
35.5% rent
Vacancy rate
8.6%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.6% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.32 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
17.2%
−3.7 ptssince 2009
from 20.9% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.6%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 36.9% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
+26%since 2009
from 3.2 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
58
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic92.9%(99,578)
Black3.8%(4,058)
Hispanic / Latino1.4%(1,482)
Asian0.7%(774)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic85.9%(117,050)
Black3.5%(4,767)
Hispanic / Latino4.9%(6,679)
Asian1.5%(2,009)
Other4.2%(5,756)
Diversity Score
32
+62%since 2009
from 20 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
26
−29%since 2020
from 37 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
Mexican2.1%(2,865)
Puerto Rican0.5%(748)
Salvadoran0.4%(537)
Cuban0.2%(332)
Venezuelan0.2%(321)
Spaniard0.2%(312)
Honduran0.2%(275)
Peruvian0.2%(243)
Colombian0.1%(162)
Dominican0.1%(91)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.5%(648)
Japanese0.4%(497)
Asian Indian0.3%(357)
Filipino0.1%(183)
Korean0.1%(140)
Pakistani0.1%(111)
Taiwanese0%(48)
Thai0%(15)
Malaysian0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
English18.6%(25,383)
American15.7%(21,453)
German11.5%(15,691)
Irish11.4%(15,497)
Scottish2.8%(3,807)
Italian2.6%(3,568)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(3,288)
French1.5%(2,073)
Polish1.1%(1,547)
Dutch0.7%(994)
Welsh0.7%(990)
+ 36 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(712)
British0.5%(636)
Norwegian0.4%(560)
West Indian0.3%(384)
Arab0.3%(364)
Ghanaian0.3%(343)
Austrian0.2%(333)
Jamaican0.2%(311)
Danish0.2%(217)
Swiss0.2%(217)
Russian0.2%(215)
Finnish0.1%(189)
Hungarian0.1%(164)
Armenian0.1%(150)
Jordanian0.1%(134)
Egyptian0.1%(128)
Czech0.1%(123)
Nigerian0.1%(100)
Lithuanian0.1%(92)
Ukrainian0.1%(88)
Canadian0.1%(86)
Brazilian0%(58)
Greek0%(57)
Romanian0%(52)
Slovak0%(52)
Lebanese0%(42)
Syrian0%(42)
Bulgarian0%(39)
Iranian0%(32)
Ethiopian0%(27)
Haitian0%(19)
Belgian0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.3%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 22.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+14.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
14.5%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.6 min
+70%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.3%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 86.8% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.9%
+8.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.2%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.8% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
59.8%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 60.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 69.6% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
12.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
43.3%
+9.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.2% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.2%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
Female
50.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 51.5% in 2009
Foreign born
3.5%
+0.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.6%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
17.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2012
from 16.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
10.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 13.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.0%
+11.0 ptssince 2017
from 78.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.0%
+5.3 ptssince 2020
from 89.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
84.8%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 82.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2016
from 95.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2016
from 2.2% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.3%(19,391)
Married51.3%(28,965)
Widowed3.4%(1,936)
Divorced10.9%(6,172)
Women 15+
Never married30.8%(18,282)
Married47.3%(28,028)
Widowed8.9%(5,291)
Divorced13%(7,682)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
10.4%
−2.7 ptssince 2013
from 13.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
52.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 53.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 15.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
21.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 20.9% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 4.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
65.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2020
from 68.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.6%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 36.6% 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)23.6%(2,238)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(2,366)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.3%(3,347)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(354)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(58)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 9,481 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, Tennessee?

Washington County, Tennessee has about 136,261 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Washington County, Tennessee earns about $62,809 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Washington County, Tennessee expensive?

In Washington County, Tennessee, the median home is worth about $249,000, and the typical rent is about $1,005 a month.

How educated are people in Washington County, Tennessee?

About 34.3% of adults age 25 and over in Washington County, Tennessee hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Washington County, Tennessee?

About 15.5% of people in Washington County, Tennessee live below the federal poverty line.

Has Washington County, Tennessee grown since 1990?

Yes, Washington County, Tennessee has grown since 1990. The population has added about 43,946 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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