Washington County, FL

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2024 Population

25,529

US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.7

0.24% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

8.76% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,210

10.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,000

9.62% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

9,416

3.71% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Washington County, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Washington County, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Washington County, FL are Florida Panhandle Technical College (222 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Washington County, FL was $171,000, and the homeownership rate was 80%.

Most people in Washington County, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Washington County, FL was 2 cars per household.

Washington County, FL borders Bay County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, and Walton County, FL.

United States Florida

Population & Diversity

Washington County, FL is home to a population of 25.5k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.68% of Washington County, FL residents were born outside of the country (683 people).

In 2024, there were 5.65 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (19.4k people) in Washington County, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.43k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 928 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Washington County, FL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Washington County, FL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Washington County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washington County, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
19.4k ± 233
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.43k ± 193
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
928 ± 195

4.02%

Hispanic Population

1.03k people

4.02% of the people in Washington County, FL are hispanic (1.03k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Washington County, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,008,771 ± 24,085 people
Haiti
353,350 ± 14,476 people
Colombia
307,955 ± 13,528 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,008,771 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 353,350 and Colombia with 307,955.

Foreign-Born Population

2.68%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

683 people

2023 Foreign-Born Population

757 people

As of 2024, 2.68% of Washington County, FL residents (683 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Washington County, FL was 3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Washington County, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
656 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
435 ± 154
Gulf War (1990s)
414 ± 144

Washington County, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Washington County, FL.

Economy

The economy of Washington County, FL employs 9.42k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Washington County, FL were Construction (1,433 people), Retail Trade (1,287 people), and Public Administration (1,048 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($63,333), Public Administration ($61,790), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($50,852).

Employment

Occupations

9.42k

2024 Value

± 703

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington County, FL grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 9.08k employees to 9.42k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington County, FL, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,142 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,121 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (844 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington County, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.42k

2024 Value

± 703

3.71%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington County, FL grew at a rate of 3.71%, from 9.08k employees to 9.42k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington County, FL, are Construction (1,433 people), Retail Trade (1,287 people), and Public Administration (1,048 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington County, FL, though some of these residents may live in Washington County, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,252

Median earning men ± $3,041

$32,390

Median earning women ± $1,961

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($60,417), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,114), and Manufacturing ($57,699).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($160,938), Public Administration ($62,847), and Construction ($44,583).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

53
Construction
38
Other Services (except Public Administration)
24
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$25.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.8k
Retail Trade
$20k
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Washington County, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Florida for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Florida.

Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Washington County, FL awarded 222 degrees. The student population of Washington County, FL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 107 male students and 94 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Washington County, FL are White (155 and 69.8%), Black or African American (37 and 16.7%), Two or More Races (14 and 6.31%), and Hispanic or Latino (12 and 5.41%).

The largest universities in Washington County, FL by number of degrees awarded are Florida Panhandle Technical College (222 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Washington County, FL are Corrections (59 and 26.6%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (23 and 10.4%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (16 and 7.21%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 201 students enrolled in Washington County, FL, 53.2% men and 46.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 137 records, of which 42.3% were women and 57.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Corrections
57 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
16 degrees awarded
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic)
11 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Washington County, FL was Corrections with 57 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Washington County, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Florida Panhandle Technical College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

222 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Florida Panhandle Technical College with 222 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 114 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Washington County, FL, which is 1.06 times more than the 108 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 155 degrees mean that there were 4.19 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 37 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Washington County, FL was $171,000 in 2024, which is 0.514 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,000 to $171,000, a 9.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington County, FL is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Washington County, FL have an average commute time of 36.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington County, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Washington County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.37%.

Housing

Property

$171,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,730

$7,425

Median Property Taxes

±$582

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Washington County, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Washington County, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Washington County, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Washington County, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,210

Median Household Income

± $6,699

9.29k

Number of Households

± 665

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.29k households in Washington County, FL grew to $58,210 from the previous year's value of $52,723.

The following chart displays the households in Washington County, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington County, FL is from Florida.

0.473

2023 Wage GINI in Florida

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2023, the income inequality in Florida was 0.473 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.136% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Carpooled (7.75%)
Worked At Home (7.44%)

In 2024, 82.5% of workers in Washington County, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.75%) and those who worked at home (7.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington County, FL have a longer commute time (36.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.74% of the workforce in Washington County, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Washington County, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Washington County, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Washington County, FL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Washington County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.37%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington County, FL (3.96k out of 22.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Washington County, FL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 24.7% of the children was living in poverty in Washington County, FL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 190 in Washington County, FL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 10.6 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

85.9% of the population of Washington County, FL has health coverage, with 36.2% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 2.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington County, FL see 3,180 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2845 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,180 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington County, FL

Primary care physicians in Washington County, FL see an average of 3,180 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.1% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.1%

Uninsured

36.2%

Employer Coverage

16%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

17.1%

Non-Group

2.62%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Washington County, FL declined by 1.95% from 14.4% to 14.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Washington County, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 107 in Washington County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Washington County, FL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.1% in Washington County, FL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Washington County, FL.