Washington County, Florida

Washington County has a population of 25,529 and has grown 5.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $171,000, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $58,210.

Home price
$171,000
Income
$58,210
Population
25,529
Unemployment
3.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$171,000county
Median gross rent$888county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198033.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile37.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,017county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$928county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,257county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$58,210county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%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 home7.4%county
Unemployment rate3.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force46.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.0%county
Economic output per resident$36,957county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(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 time36.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport918470county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station144 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths74.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(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 higher11.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment3180county
Students per full-time teacher16.1county
Free lunch eligible47.3%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population25,529county
Land area in square miles585county
People per square mile of land43.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person26.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.7%county
Second languages4.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents241county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in820county
Households that moved away703county
Average income of arriving households$49,399county
Average income of departing households$42,376county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year223county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature68.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.73 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F95 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing20 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days259 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$175county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity88.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas2.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk35.7county
Coastal flood risk22.4county
Drought risk35.9county
Landslide risk24.4county
Hail risk7.0county
Earthquake risk33.5county
Tornado risk68.9county
Tropical cyclone risk92.5county
Extreme heat risk49.9county
Winter weather risk7.8county
Strong wind risk19.8county
Wildfire risk60.3county

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 Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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