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Washington County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Washington County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Washington County, IA is a small rural county of 22,539 residents with a modest 1.8% population gain over five years and a low unemployment rate of 2.5%, pointing to a stable, near-full-employment labor market. The workforce skews toward lower formal credentialing, with 24.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $39,643 and a median home value of $199,600 reflect a low-cost operating environment. A 74.0% homeownership rate, poverty rate of just 8.5%, and median household income of $75,647 suggest relative household financial stability for a county of this size.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

22,539

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,647

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

Washington County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,337 (90.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone714 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race617 (2.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races564 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone236 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone87 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish915
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic470
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)55
  4. 4.Other Indo-European43
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)22

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

873

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$55,787

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,686

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,057
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,417
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,096
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,059
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)789

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,457
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,134
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,925
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,835
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,364

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.78×)709
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.54×)1,250
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.41×)783
  4. 4.Information (LQ 1.09×)241
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)2,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$199,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$862/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999828 (12.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999761 (11.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999698 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999647 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999548 (8.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999506 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,643

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,819 (76.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,122 (9.8%)
  • Carpooled1,022 (8.9%)
  • Walked270 (2.4%)
  • Public Transit138 (1.2%)
  • Other96 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.