Demographics of Washington city, Indiana

Washington city, Indiana had 12,991 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +946 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Washington city, in four figures

12,991
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,367 ±24.; +7.9%
Change since July 2020: +946 people.; 37.3 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,331 ±$6,934
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Washington city, Indiana's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Washington city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Washington city, Indiana's population grew 7.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Washington city, 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	12,045	100.0	100.0
2021	12,084	100.3	100.2
2022	12,187	101.2	100.7
2023	12,564	104.3	101.6
2024	12,861	106.8	102.5
2025	12,991	107.9	103.1

Population of Washington city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,045	—
2021	12,084	+39
2022	12,187	+103
2023	12,564	+377
2024	12,861	+297
2025	12,991	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±2.1: for men 36.1 ±2.6 and for women 40.6 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Washington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,065 ±294	8.6% ±2.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,016 ±319	16.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,055 ±204	8.5% ±1.6	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,127 ±376	25.3% ±3.0	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,866 ±341	23.2% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,238 ±273	18.1% ±2.2	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,331 ±$6,934, and income per person $26,853 ±$2,251, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,276 ±248	25.9% ±4.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,173 ±294	23.8% ±5.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	650 ±153	13.2% ±3.0	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	518 ±161	10.5% ±3.2	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	912 ±197	18.5% ±3.9	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	256 ±106	5.2% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	140 ±69	2.8% ±1.4	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,170 ±559	18.2% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	781 ±266	26.3% ±7.9	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,054 ±281	17.2% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	335 ±114	11.7% ±3.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Washington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Washington city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,435 ±270	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±2.5	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±3.5	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.9% ±4.4	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.1% ±5.1	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,200 ±$9,268	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$858 ±$75	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±4	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,440 ±307	11.6% ±2.5	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,394 ±507	76.0% ±4.1	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	447 ±203	3.6% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 102	0.3% to 0.8%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 112	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	974 ±480	7.9% ±3.9	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	9,274 ±424	75.0% ±3.4	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,864 ±383	15.1% ±3.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,221 ±230	9.9% ±1.9	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	358 ±150	2.9% ±1.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	863 ±304	7.0% ±2.5	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 city among the places of Indiana

71st of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Washington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bedford city	13,837 ±26
Auburn city	13,565 ±356
Lake Station city	13,185 ±475
Connersville city	13,109 ±325
Whitestown town	12,466 ±335
Washington city	12,367 ±24
Greensburg city	12,229 ±385
Madison city	12,223 ±24
Martinsville city	11,933 ±37
Danville town	11,714 ±499
Yorktown town	11,699 ±40

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 12 Places in Indiana by foreign-born share
No. 19 Places in Indiana by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 22 Places in Indiana by median age
No. 60 Places in Indiana by median rent
No. 61 Places in Indiana by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026