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Washington County

Virginia · 53,898 residents (2025 est.) · 561 sq mi
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Washington County is a county of 53,926 people in Virginia. The median age is 46.9, about 8 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 1%. Households here earn about 31% less than in Virginia as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 46.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
53,926
+6%since 2000
from 51,103 in 2000
53,898 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
96 / sq mi
+3%since 2009
from 94 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
46.9
+16%since 2000
from 40.3 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
561 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
45K48K50K53K56K19902000201020202024Washington County
202454K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.1%(2,228)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(2,956)
US avg: 6%
10 to 144.4%(2,371)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.9%(3,155)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(2,951)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3410.9%(5,869)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.1%(6,003)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5413%(7,021)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.9%(8,029)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7414.2%(7,645)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 848.2%(4,411)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.4%(1,287)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$64,552
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $32,742 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,757
+111%since 2000
from $18,350 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
42.6%
+22.7 ptssince 2009
from 19.9% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.491
+6%since 2010
from 0.465 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade12.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration2.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Construction1.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing1%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food0.7%
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$214,000
+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $82,300 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$854
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $412 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.2% in 2000
24.2% rent
Vacancy rate
13.5%
+3.3 ptssince 2009
from 10.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.28 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
15.5%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 18.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
25.2%
−10.2 ptssince 2009
from 35.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+13%since 2009
from 2.9 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-Hispanic97%(49,594)
Black1.3%(674)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(322)
Asian0.3%(136)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic94.1%(50,728)
Black1.8%(981)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(1,001)
Asian0.5%(272)
Other1.8%(944)
Diversity Score
14
+56%since 2009
from 9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
25
−23%since 2020
from 33 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
Mexican1%(559)
Puerto Rican0.3%(178)
Cuban0.1%(47)
Dominican0%(21)
Peruvian0%(20)
Honduran0%(15)
Argentine0%(13)
Spaniard0%(13)
Colombian0%(12)
Asian origin
Filipino0.2%(88)
Nepalese0.1%(68)
Chinese0.1%(63)
Korean0%(18)
Cambodian0%(18)
Pacific Islander origin
Ancestry
American22.9%(12,366)
English16%(8,647)
Irish7.9%(4,264)
German7.9%(4,260)
Scottish2.5%(1,347)
Scotch-Irish2.4%(1,295)
Italian1.7%(935)
French0.9%(462)
Welsh0.5%(272)
Norwegian0.4%(190)
Dutch0.3%(188)
Polish0.3%(180)
+ 29 more ancestry groups with data
Arab0.3%(176)
Egyptian0.3%(145)
British0.2%(129)
Swedish0.2%(127)
Hungarian0.2%(108)
Greek0.1%(79)
Swiss0.1%(77)
Danish0.1%(57)
Finnish0.1%(56)
Romanian0.1%(51)
Belgian0.1%(48)
Russian0.1%(35)
Nigerian0%(23)
Slovak0%(16)
Ethiopian0%(14)
Croatian0%(13)
Czech0%(13)
Haitian0%(11)
Serbian0%(9)
Iranian0%(7)
Iraqi0%(2)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.7%
+10.6 ptssince 2000
from 16.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.4%
+18.1 ptssince 2000
from 72.3% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.8%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 6.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+51%since 2000
from 16.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
82.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 82.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.3%
−3.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
8.5%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.6%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.2% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.0%
−3.1 ptssince 2011
from 6.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
53.2%
−5.0 ptssince 2011
from 58.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
68.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 68.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.4%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.9%
+7.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.9% in 2009
Female
50.0%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.1% in 2009
Foreign born
1.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
8.4%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
21.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2012
from 18.8% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
83.8%
+13.3 ptssince 2017
from 70.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
90.5%
+6.2 ptssince 2020
from 84.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
92.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2020
from 89.3% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 98.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 0.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married28%(6,427)
Married55.3%(12,720)
Widowed3.2%(737)
Divorced13.5%(3,104)
Women 15+
Never married20.4%(4,763)
Married51.1%(11,950)
Widowed12%(2,803)
Divorced16.5%(3,867)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−5.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
46.2%
−4.6 ptssince 2020
from 50.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 16.6% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
28.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 26.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.4%
+3.7 ptssince 2020
from 16.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.3%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 4.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
59.7%
−5.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
47.6%
+6.1 ptssince 2020
from 41.5% 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)25.5%(947)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(870)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.3%(1,497)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.2%(194)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(29)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,715 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, Virginia?

Washington County, Virginia has about 53,926 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

The typical household in Washington County, Virginia earns about $64,552 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Washington County, Virginia expensive?

In Washington County, Virginia, the median home is worth about $214,000, and the typical rent is about $854 a month.

How educated are people in Washington County, Virginia?

About 26.7% of adults age 25 and over in Washington County, Virginia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Washington County, Virginia?

About 11.1% of people in Washington County, Virginia live below the federal poverty line.

Has Washington County, Virginia grown since 1990?

Yes, Washington County, Virginia has grown since 1990. The population has added about 8,039 residents, a change of about 18 percent over that period.

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