Demographics of Washington County, Georgia

Washington County, Georgia had 19,453 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −496 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

19,453
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −496 people.; 40.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,023 ±$6,789
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, Georgia's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Georgia'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, Georgia's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Georgia'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	19,949	100.0	100.0
2021	19,756	99.0	100.2
2022	19,772	99.1	100.7
2023	19,831	99.4	101.6
2024	19,682	98.7	102.5
2025	19,453	97.5	103.1

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Population of Washington County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	19,949	−41	−7	0	−36
2021	19,756	−193	−150	0	−56
2022	19,772	+16	−84	+3	+104
2023	19,831	+59	−78	+19	+121
2024	19,682	−149	−122	+34	−60
2025	19,453	−229	−123	+29	−135

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±0.5: for men 38.6 ±1.1 and for women 42.6 ±0.6. 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	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,045 ±30	5.3% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,200 ±339	16.1% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,597 ±301	8.0% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,193 ±324	26.2% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,187 ±302	26.1% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,627 ±289	18.3% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,023 ±$6,789, and income per person $25,101 ±$1,840, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia 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	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,983 ±353	27.1% ±4.7	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,918 ±336	26.2% ±4.5	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	925 ±204	12.6% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	793 ±193	10.8% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,135 ±246	15.5% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	328 ±120	4.5% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	248 ±111	3.4% ±1.5	11.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,106 ±620	17.2% ±3.4	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	943 ±279	22.3% ±6.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,365 ±332	15.1% ±3.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	798 ±201	16.5% ±4.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	8,769 ±30	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±3.0	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±3.0	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.5% ±3.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.5% ±4.1	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$112,500 ±$8,146	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$49	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1992 ±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	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	428 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,275 ±59	41.7% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,549 ±274	53.1% ±1.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 238	0% to 1.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.5%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	221 to 673	1.1% to 3.4%	3.9% ±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	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	16,907 ±322	85.2% ±1.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,564 ±303	12.9% ±1.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	70 to 228	0.4% to 1.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	229 ±92	1.2% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 75	0% to 0.4%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	192 ±88	1.0% ±0.4	5.8% ±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 Georgia

96th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Washington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−1.4%
Washington County	19,453	−2.5%
Crisp County	19,237	−4.1%
Appling County	19,100	+3.9%
Brantley County	18,936	+4.9%
Berrien County	18,932	+4.3%
Cook County	18,232	+5.8%

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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