---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Washington County, KY"
classification: county
fips: "21229"
state: "KY"
demographics:
  population: 12140
  population_under_18: 2783
  population_18_64: 6990
  population_65_plus: 2367
  median_household_income: 61616
  poverty_rate: 12.75
  homeownership_rate: 77.64
  unemployment_rate: 3.38
  median_home_value: 179200
  gini_index: 0.445
  vacancy_rate: 7.48
  race_white: 10614
  race_black: 563
  race_asian: 71
  race_native: 0
  hispanic: 19
  bachelors_plus: 2258
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/01"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9942
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/senate/14"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9997
  - to: "us/states/ky/districts/house/55"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9994
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ky]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Washington County, KY

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 12140 |
| Under 18 | 2783 |
| 18–64 | 6990 |
| 65+ | 2367 |
| Median household income | 61616 |
| Poverty rate | 12.75 |
| Homeownership rate | 77.64 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.38 |
| Median home value | 179200 |
| Gini index | 0.445 |
| Vacancy rate | 7.48 |
| White | 10614 |
| Black | 563 |
| Asian | 71 |
| Native | 0 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2258 |

## Districts

- [KY-01](/us/states/ky/districts/01.md) — 99% (congressional)
- [KY Senate District 14](/us/states/ky/districts/senate/14.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [KY House District 55](/us/states/ky/districts/house/55.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries