Demographics of Washington County, Alabama

Washington County, Alabama had 14,822 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −512 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Washington County, in four figures

14,822
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −512 people.; 44.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,042 ±$9,610
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Washington County, Alabama's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Washington County, Alabama's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,334	100.0	100.0
2021	15,233	99.3	100.2
2022	15,105	98.5	100.7
2023	15,030	98.0	101.6
2024	14,972	97.6	102.5
2025	14,822	96.7	103.1

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Population of Washington County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	15,334	−57	−2	0	−51
2021	15,233	−101	−45	+1	−66
2022	15,105	−128	−51	0	−71
2023	15,030	−75	−38	+1	−35
2024	14,972	−58	−45	0	−12
2025	14,822	−150	−51	−1	−95

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±1.9: for men 41.2 ±1.9 and for women 47.9 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Washington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	845 ±68	5.6% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,184 ±290	14.4% ±1.9	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,443 ±272	9.5% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,146 ±346	20.8% ±2.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,341 ±379	28.7% ±2.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,184 ±317	21.0% ±2.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,042 ±$9,610, and income per person $32,670 ±$2,787, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Washington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,560 ±295	26.2% ±4.8	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,016 ±226	17.0% ±3.7	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	772 ±188	12.9% ±3.1	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	596 ±170	10.0% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	966 ±242	16.2% ±4.0	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	570 ±234	9.6% ±3.9	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	483 ±175	8.1% ±2.9	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Washington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,571 ±529	17.1% ±3.5	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	688 ±206	22.7% ±6.3	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,175 ±293	15.1% ±3.7	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	708 ±194	16.8% ±4.4	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	7,797 ±19	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.5% ±4.0	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.5% ±4.0	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.8% ±4.1	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.2% ±3.8	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$159,700 ±$11,944	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$655 ±$215	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±4	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Washington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	159 ±0	1.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,843 ±99	65.0% ±0.7	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,642 ±89	24.1% ±0.6	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.3%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,011 ±177	6.7% ±1.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 134	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	204 to 612	1.3% to 4.0%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Washington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	12,052 ±496	79.6% ±3.3	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,015 ±491	19.9% ±3.2	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5 to 61	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 90	0% to 0.6%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 31	0% to 0.2%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 73	0% to 0.5%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Washington County among the counties of Alabama

55th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Washington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Macon County	18,132	−6.8%
Butler County	18,100	−4.8%
Cleburne County	15,970	+6.0%
Fayette County	15,872	−2.8%
Hale County	15,194	+2.9%
Washington County	14,822	−3.3%
Clay County	14,207	−0.1%
Lamar County	13,587	−2.6%
Crenshaw County	13,175	< +0.1%
Choctaw County	11,904	−5.7%
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026