Washington County, Alabama

Washington County has a population of 15,143 and has shrunk 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $159,700, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $61,042.

Home price
$159,700
Income
$61,042
Population
15,143
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$159,700county
Median gross rent$655county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198045.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile27.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant23.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$983county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,292county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$61,042county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.7%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government18.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$85,903county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.23%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time34.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport314406county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.1%county
Traffic deaths46.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2390county
Students per full-time teacher16.7county
Free lunch eligible53.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians7county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,143county
Land area in square miles1,080county
People per square mile of land14.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age44.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.0%county
Share of households that are one person21.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages1.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls65.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents487county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in307county
Households that moved away323county
Average income of arriving households$48,300county
Average income of departing households$41,762county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature67.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation51.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.65 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F82 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days239 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 21county
Average first fall frostNov 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$159county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.6¢county
Household electricity use1,120 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity78.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas5.8%county
Homes heated by propane11.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.6%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk38.4county
Coastal flood risk21.6county
Drought risk45.7county
Landslide risk33.1county
Hail risk30.3county
Earthquake risk46.0county
Tornado risk66.3county
Tropical cyclone risk86.9county
Extreme heat risk52.4county
Winter weather risk19.3county
Strong wind risk63.3county
Wildfire risk65.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Washington County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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