Washington County, Pennsylvania

Washington County has a population of 210,042 and has grown 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $228,500, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $78,958.

Home price
$228,500
Income
$78,958
Population
210,042
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$228,500county
Median gross rent$949county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198066.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,309county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,299county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,077county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,661county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$78,958county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate9.6%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 home15.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.9%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$88,896county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.09%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(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 time26.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4862376county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station18 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.3%county
Traffic deaths30.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(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 higher32.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.6%county
Public schools in the county54county
Public school enrollment26079county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible46.0%county
Elementary schools24county
Middle schools13county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population210,042county
Land area in square miles857county
People per square mile of land245.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores26county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store20.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.0%county
Share of households that are one person30.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.4%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents127county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in4,423county
Households that moved away4,323county
Average income of arriving households$83,774county
Average income of departing households$75,200county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year359county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings10.0%county
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F9 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing116 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days178 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh17.4¢county
Household electricity use857 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity21.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas66.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.7%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband89.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk91.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.4county
Landslide risk94.1county
Hail risk82.7county
Earthquake risk59.3county
Tornado risk49.8county
Tropical cyclone risk59.9county
Extreme heat risk47.8county
Winter weather risk19.4county
Strong wind risk35.6county
Wildfire risk46.1county

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

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