Washington, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,290

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

7.32% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.8%

14.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,373

2.06% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$152,300

Population & Diversity

Washington, IA is home to a population of 7.29k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.66% of Washington, IA residents were born outside of the country (340 people).

In 2024, there were 19.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.2k people) in Washington, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 320 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 206 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

95.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Washington, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Washington, IA was 95.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Washington, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.2k ± 213
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
320 ± 175
Other (Hispanic)
206 ± 129

11.9%

Hispanic Population

867 people

11.9% of the people in Washington, IA are hispanic (867 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

4.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

340 people

6.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

479 people

As of 2024, 4.66% of Washington, IA residents (340 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, IA was 6.55%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
70 ± 50
Gulf War (1990s)
66 ± 70
World War II
33 ± 36

Washington, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Washington, IA employs 3.66k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Washington, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (479 people), and Manufacturing (325 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,005), Public Administration ($52,045), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($49,745).

Employment

Occupations

3.66k

2024 Value

± 415

2.84%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington, IA grew at a rate of 2.84%, from 3.56k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Washington, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (483 people), Management Occupations (422 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (254 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Washington, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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

3.66k

2024 Value

± 415

2.84%

1 Year growth

± 15.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Washington, IA grew at a rate of 2.84%, from 3.56k employees to 3.66k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Washington, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (688 people), Retail Trade (479 people), and Manufacturing (325 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Washington, IA, though some of these residents may live in Washington, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,269

Median earning men ± $3,306

$32,414

Median earning women ± $2,214

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,673), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,554), and Wholesale Trade ($51,591).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,568).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Washington, IA was $152,300 in 2024, which is 0.458 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,500 to $152,300, a 5.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Washington, IA is 63.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Washington, IA have an average commute time of 18.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Washington, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$152,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,635

$2,000

Median Property Taxes

±$246

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, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

63.2%

Homeownership

2024

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.2% of the housing units in Washington, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Washington, IA 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.

$55,373

Median Household Income

± $9,263

3.16k

Number of Households

± 356

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.16k households in Washington, IA declined from $55,373 from the previous year's value of $56,536.

The following chart displays the households in Washington, IA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Washington, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Carpooled (9.71%)
Worked At Home (5.78%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in Washington, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.71%) and those who worked at home (5.78%).

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

18.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Washington, IA have a shorter commute time (18.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.91% of the workforce in Washington, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Washington, IA (909 out of 7.11k 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 Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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