Census place 1880504

Washington

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Washington city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Washington.

According to the 2025 estimate, Washington has a population of 12,991 and 1,948 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 88 covered Indiana places are: median gross rent is $858, below the comparison median of $1,075; median home value is $152,200, below the comparison median of $189,950; and median household income is $50,331, below the comparison median of $62,039. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$858
Below the comparison median of $1,075
median home value
$152,200
Below the comparison median of $189,950
median household income
$50,331
Below the comparison median of $62,039

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Washington's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
12,991
2025 estimate
Annual change
+1%
Population estimate
Density
1,948/sq mi
6.7 sq mi land area
Median age
37.3 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$50,331
Median home value
$152,200
Median gross rent
$858
Bachelor’s degree or higher
16.8%
Typical commute
18 min
Drive-alone commute
79%
Public transit commute
0.2%
Walked to work
2.1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
45.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
49.3%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
58.3%
Unemployed residents 16+
1.7%
Working from home
5.4%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
86%
Homes built 2020+
0.8%
Households without a vehicle
8.1%
Households with children
32.7%
Residents with a disability
20.4%
Residents without insurance
10.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Daviess County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
9
Severe Storm declarations
7
Hurricane declarations
1
Snowstorm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: LAWRENCEVILLE VINCENNES INTL A (25 mi from place center)
Average high
66°F
Average low
45.5°F
Annual rainfall
41.7"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Washington.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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