Washington County, Indiana

Washington County has a population of 28,212 and has grown 0.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,200, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $64,641.

Home price
$172,200
Income
$64,641
Population
28,212
Unemployment
3.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$172,200county
Median gross rent$780county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$988county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$753county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,185county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$64,641county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%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 home7.3%county
Unemployment rate3.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government9.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.3%county
Economic output per resident$35,432county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.63%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(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 time31.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.2 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 station82 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths60.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(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 higher14.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3847county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible47.0%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population28,212county
Land area in square miles514county
People per square mile of land54.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.6%county
Share of households that are one person25.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages1.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents248county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in639county
Households that moved away629county
Average income of arriving households$48,228county
Average income of departing households$43,684county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year34county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings11.8%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation52.6 incounty
Annual snowfall27.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostOct 16county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$176county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,226 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.3%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood9.1%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk47.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.9county
Landslide risk32.7county
Hail risk15.9county
Earthquake risk67.8county
Tornado risk77.3county
Tropical cyclone risk20.9county
Extreme heat risk44.7county
Winter weather risk62.8county
Strong wind risk71.7county
Wildfire risk10.8county

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

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