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Washington Court HouseOH

Washington Court House, OH is a 14K-resident city in Fayette County with a median household income of $55,998.

Fayette County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Washington Court House, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Washington Court House has a population larger than 23% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $159,800.

Data updated 2026-09-04

14K
Population (place)
Bottom 24%
By size
$55,998
Median income (place)
$159,800
Median home (place)
17.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Washington Court House

Washington Court House posts a median household income higher than 16% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 17%
by median income, US cities

Where Washington Court House income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$55,998 Bottom 16% higher than 16% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Washington Court House $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Washington Court House, OH beyond the headline numbers

Washington Court House sits inside Fayette County, Ohio, at roughly 39.54°N, -83.44°W. Population 14,019, $55,998 median household income. Median home value $159,800, median rent $771. Poverty rate 17.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

17.7% of Washington Court House, OH residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Washington Court House runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 3.7% of Washington Court House workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 20.2% in Washington Court House, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Washington Court House from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
14,019
Washington Court House · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$55,998
-37% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$159,800
-61% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Fayette County): Washington Court House's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
29K-0%
Median Income
$63,275+68%
Median Home Value
$170,700+60%
Poverty Rate
15.5%-23%
Unemployment
3.7%-69%

Economics

Economics indicators for Washington Court House, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$771/mo
Poverty Rate
17.7% +43% vs avg
Unemployment 5.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 12.5%
Work From Home 3.7%
Public Transit 1.1%

Population

White 89.6%
African American 3.2%
Asian 1.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
42.5%
Obesity
41.3%
Short Sleep Duration
39.4%
Physical Inactivity
33.3%
Current Smoking
20.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.5%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.7%
Binge Drinking
15.6%
Diabetes
14.8%
Current Asthma
11.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.3%
Annual Checkup 78.6%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.7%
Stroke
4.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Washington Court House?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Washington Court House right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet OH-WASHINGTON-COURT-HOUS · Washington Court House

Washington Court House: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Washington Court House; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Washington Court House, OH? ▼
Washington Court House, OH has a population of 14,019 people, located in Fayette County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Washington Court House? ▼
The median household income in Washington Court House, OH is $55,998 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 17.7%.
What is the median home value in Washington Court House? ▼
The median home value in Washington Court House, OH is $159,800. Median rent is $771/month.
What are the top health concerns in Washington Court House? ▼
The top health indicators in Washington Court House include High Blood Pressure (42.5%), Obesity (41.3%), Short Sleep Duration (39.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Washington Court House? ▼
The median age in Washington Court House, OH is 38.1 years. 12.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Washington Court House, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (17.7% here).

Winston-Salem, NC 17.7% Fayetteville, NC 17.7% Wichita Falls, TX 17.7% Saint Joseph, MO 17.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($55,998 here).

Paterson, NJ $55,997 Lindenwold, NJ $55,954 Alamogordo, NM $55,952 Elfers, FL $56,054

Compare Washington Court House with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

London, OH 10K Wilmington, OH 12K Grove City, OH 39K Circleville, OH 14K Chillicothe, OH 22K Xenia, OH 26K Springfield, OH 60K Hilliard, OH 34K
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Using Washington Court House's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Washington Court House area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fayette County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.