Washington County, Wisconsin

Washington County has a population of 137,879 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $344,800, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $96,359.

Home price
$344,800
Income
$96,359
Population
137,879
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$344,800county
Median gross rent$1,153county
Median year homes here were built1986county
Share of homes built before 198044.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,450county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,338county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,119county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,648county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$96,359county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate5.8%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 home13.9%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$66,741county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.10%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(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 time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service32 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3104054county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.7%county
Traffic deaths15.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(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 higher35.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.8%county
Public schools in the county34county
Public school enrollment17746county
Students per full-time teacher15.3county
Free lunch eligible23.1%county
Elementary schools18county
Middle schools7county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.0%county

Place

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

Population137,879county
Land area in square miles431county
People per square mile of land320.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores18county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store29.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.8%county
Share of households that are one person25.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages4.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents66county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in3,327county
Households that moved away3,422county
Average income of arriving households$75,874county
Average income of departing households$72,415county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year398county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings26.6%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.9 incounty
Annual snowfall34.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing152 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$81county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use625 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.3%county
Homes heated by propane6.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.4%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk66.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk33.1county
Landslide risk61.2county
Hail risk86.5county
Earthquake risk32.5county
Tornado risk84.1county
Tropical cyclone risk9.3county
Extreme heat risk72.0county
Winter weather risk63.6county
Strong wind risk58.6county
Wildfire risk49.0county

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

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