
Arkansas · FIPS 05143
Washington ZIP codes — Washington County, Arkansas
Quick answer
Washington County is home to 251,863 residents with a median household income of $66,426 and a median home value of $266,000. 55.6% of households own their home and 14.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Washington ZIP code? 14 ZIP code areas fall inside Washington County, Arkansas, listed in full below.
- Population
- 251,863Washington County residents
- Median household income
- $66,426Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $266,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,005Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.6%Owner-occupied households
Washington County, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Washington County is a mid-size city in Arkansas, with 251,863 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 32.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.
Households in Washington County earn a median of $66,426 a year, 15.4% below the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Washington County is valued at $266,000, 12.3% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,005 a month, 28.5% below the national figure, or roughly $12,060 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.2% 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 4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 55.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
ZIP codes in Washington County
ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Washington County.
How to read this page
What these estimates cover.
Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cities and towns in Arkansas
Largest Census places in Arkansas by population.
- Little Rock city 202,739
- Fayetteville city 97,227
- Fort Smith city 89,496
- Springdale city 87,388
- Jonesboro city 79,187
- Rogers city 71,411
- Conway city 66,288
- North Little Rock city 64,504
- Bentonville city 56,326
- Pine Bluff city 40,436
- Hot Springs city 38,023
- Benton city 35,954
Nearby counties
Other counties in Arkansas.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Washington County?
- Washington County has 251,863 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
- What is the median household income in Washington County?
- Median household income in Washington County is $66,426 a year, 15.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Washington County?
- Median gross rent is $1,005 a month and the median home value is $266,000, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.
- Is Washington County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Washington County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Washington County data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.