Washington County, Tennessee

Washington County has a population of 136,261 and has grown 6.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $249,000, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $62,809.

Home price
$249,000
Income
$62,809
Population
136,261
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$249,000county
Median gross rent$1,005county
Median year homes here were built1985county
Share of homes built before 198043.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,547county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,132county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$893county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,398county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$62,809county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate15.5%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 home11.9%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.9%county
Economic output per resident$67,328county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(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 time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.4 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 station99 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths16.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(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 higher34.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county24county
Public school enrollment15750county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians186county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.4%county
Frequent mental distress20.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

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

Population136,261county
Land area in square miles327county
People per square mile of land417.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores21county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store17.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.4%county
Population change since 2020+6.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person31.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages4.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents191county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in4,744county
Households that moved away4,025county
Average income of arriving households$63,982county
Average income of departing households$63,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year697county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.0%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature57.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.1 incounty
Annual snowfall7.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing87 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days196 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,144 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity81.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.5%county
Homes heated by propane2.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband89.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk71.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk48.2county
Landslide risk87.9county
Hail risk37.9county
Earthquake risk84.0county
Tornado risk50.1county
Tropical cyclone risk55.9county
Extreme heat risk16.8county
Winter weather risk38.9county
Strong wind risk87.5county
Wildfire risk42.8county

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 teams1county
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 Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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