What is the population of Washington city?

Washington city has 14,948 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #61 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Washington city?

Median household income in Washington city is $78,510 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Washington city?

Median gross rent is $846 a month and the median home value is $217,500, so rent absorbs about 12.9% of median household income.

Is Washington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Washington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Washington, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Washington, Missouri (Washington, MO — Census place “Washington city”) is 14,948 residents, ranking #61 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $78,510, the median home is worth $217,500 and median gross rent runs $846 a month. Looking for the Washington Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Washington, MO: 63090.

Population: 14,948Washington city residents
Median household income: $78,510Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $217,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $846Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 70.2%Owner-occupied households

Washington ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Washington.

The Washington MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

63090

What the numbers mean in Washington city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Washington city median would spend about 12.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.6% of residents and 70.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Washington city, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Washington city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 14,948 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #61 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 41.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Washington city earn a median of $78,510 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 41% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 7.6% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Washington city is valued at $217,500, 28.3% below the national figure and 43% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $846 a month, 39.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,152 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Washington city?: Washington city has 14,948 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #61 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Washington city?: Median household income in Washington city is $78,510 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Washington city?: Median gross rent is $846 a month and the median home value is $217,500, so rent absorbs about 12.9% of median household income.
Is Washington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Washington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Washington city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.