Demographics of Washington County, Indiana

Washington County, Indiana had 28,383 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +153 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

28,383
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.5%
Change since July 2020: +153 people.; 41.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,641 ±$6,009
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, Indiana's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Indiana'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, Indiana's population grew 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington County, Indiana'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	28,230	100.0	100.0
2021	28,125	99.6	100.2
2022	28,152	99.7	100.7
2023	28,185	99.8	101.6
2024	28,358	100.5	102.5
2025	28,383	100.5	103.1

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Population of Washington County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	28,230	+69	+15	0	+49
2021	28,125	−105	−52	+5	−76
2022	28,152	+27	−102	+22	+125
2023	28,185	+33	−69	+9	+95
2024	28,358	+173	−59	+5	+232
2025	28,383	+25	−57	+5	+76

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±0.4: for men 40.4 ±1.3 and for women 42.5 ±0.9. 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	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,583 ±40	5.6% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,846 ±299	17.2% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,024 ±198	7.2% ±0.7	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,851 ±321	24.3% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,674 ±332	27.2% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,234 ±363	18.6% ±1.3	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,641 ±$6,009, and income per person $31,007 ±$1,592, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana 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	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,993 ±285	17.7% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,485 ±311	22.1% ±2.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,857 ±252	16.5% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,006 ±271	17.9% ±2.4	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,775 ±254	15.8% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	651 ±189	5.8% ±1.7	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	462 ±123	4.1% ±1.1	8.2% ±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	Indiana	United States
All ages	4,009 ±721	14.4% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,077 ±293	17.2% ±4.5	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,076 ±439	14.4% ±3.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	856 ±220	12.2% ±3.1	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	12,222 ±41	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.7	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.1% ±1.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.9% ±2.2	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,200 ±$8,565	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$780 ±$33	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1976 ±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	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	433 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,879 ±184	95.3% ±0.7	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	38 to 156	0.1% to 0.6%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 65	< 0.1% to 0.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 241	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	664 ±135	2.4% ±0.5	3.8% ±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	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	19,437 ±668	68.9% ±2.4	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,436 ±677	29.9% ±2.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	64 to 230	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	192 ±82	0.7% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	40 to 142	0.1% to 0.5%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	39 to 163	0.1% to 0.6%	3.7% ±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 Indiana

57th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Washington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Gibson County	33,091	+0.1%
Greene County	31,165	+1.2%
Wabash County	30,713	−0.7%
Ripley County	29,434	+1.6%
Wells County	28,883	+2.6%
Washington County	28,383	+0.5%
Jennings County	27,622	+0.1%
Decatur County	26,576	+0.4%
Clay County	26,410	−0.1%
White County	25,164	+2.0%
Scott County	25,053	+2.8%

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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