City safety & data profile
WashingtonUT
Washington, UT is a 24K-resident city in Washington County with a median household income of $91,853.
Washington County, Utah. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Washington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Washington has a population larger than 54% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $570,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
- 24K
- Population (place)
- Top 46%
- By size
- $91,853
- Median income (place)
- $570,400
- Median home (place)
- 5.5%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Washington
Washington posts a median household income higher than 62% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Washington area.
- Top 38%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Washington
Composite score · Washington, UT
71/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024
A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Washington in context: the full national tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).
Where Washington income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$91,853 Top 38% higher than 62% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20,000-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 UT
Ranked by headcount across the 58 UT places Areazine tracks with both population and income data. Tooltip carries the income rank.
- Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City, UT
215,548 residents
- West Valley City
West Valley City, UT
136,208 residents
- Provo
Provo, UT
115,162 residents
- West Jordan
West Jordan, UT
111,946 residents
- Orem
Orem, UT
94,457 residents
- Sandy
Sandy, UT
87,461 residents
- Ogden 85,444
Ogden, UT
85,444 residents
- Layton 74,143
Layton, UT
74,143 residents
- Saint George 72,897
Saint George, UT
72,897 residents
- South Jordan 66,648
South Jordan, UT
66,648 residents
What this shows By headcount, Salt Lake City ranks #1 here -- income honors go to Highland.
UT cities ranked by median household income
Median household income across 58 tracked UT places. Hover a bar for its population rank.
- Highland
Highland, UT
$186,075 median
- Alpine
Alpine, UT
$168,929 median
- Cedar Hills
Cedar Hills, UT
$139,008 median
- South Jordan
South Jordan, UT
$134,047 median
- Syracuse
Syracuse, UT
$133,443 median
- Kaysville
Kaysville, UT
$133,026 median
- Lehi
Lehi, UT
$131,299 median
- Bluffdale
Bluffdale, UT
$129,531 median
- Draper
Draper, UT
$128,910 median
- Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs, UT
$128,802 median
What this shows Highland posts the highest place-level median income in UT; Salt Lake City is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Washington, UT beyond the headline numbers
Washington sits inside Washington County, Utah, at roughly 37.13°N, -113.51°W. Population 24,299, $91,853 median household income. Median home value $570,400, median rent $1,614. Poverty rate 5.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Washington (nearest 6.4 mi away), 5/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER. Climate: 62.7°F annual average, 9.5" precipitation.
Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 10.3% in Washington, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
The median home in Washington costs around 6.2 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.
Washington's labor market runs tight: 2.2% unemployment, in the lowest quarter of reporting cities.
Hardship is low by national standards: 5.5% of Washington, UT residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.
Public transit carries 0.1% of Washington workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Median rent in Washington, UT runs $1,614/month, above the midpoint for reporting cities -- worth weighing against the income figures on this page.
35.8% of Washington adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
12.9% of Washington workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Washington 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.
A Decade of Change 2013–2024
County-level trend (Washington County): Washington'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.
Economics
The clearest outlier in Washington's numbers is poverty rate: 5.5%, which is 56% below what's typical across the tracked-city set. Median rent also diverges: $1,614/mo, 5% above average.
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 5.5% -56% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 2.2% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 35.8% |
| Work From Home | 12.9% |
| Public Transit | 0.1% |
By the Numbers
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Nearby Hospital Options 1 within 25 mi
CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.
Climate
NOAA 1991-2020 NormalsCost of Living
BEA 20242.7% below national average
Metro area: St. George, UT (MSA)
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.
NFIP Flood Claim History
FEMA NFIP, county-level22 flood insurance claims have been filed in Washington County since 2016, with $808K paid out by the NFIP.
No single named event dominates this county's claim history: most are individual, unnamed flood losses.
Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.
What alerts and safety updates affect Washington?
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Washington right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
City alert dispatch desk
Sheet UT-WASHINGTON-UT · Washington
Washington: 151 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.
- VOL-HEAVY 151 on record
- WX-LED 80% weather
- DESK-MIX NOAA · CPSC/FDA/NHTSA · USGS
- NEAR-PEER 36 · Somerset
Tagged alert mix: Washington
Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag
- Weather Alerts
Weather Alerts
121
- FDA Recalls 12
FDA Recalls
12
- Disasters 8
Disasters
8
- Earthquakes 6
Earthquakes
6
- Earthquakes 4
Earthquakes
4
What this shows 151 tagged notices on record for Washington.
Nearest tagged-volume peer: Somerset, NJ (36 tagged · Δ115)
Counts reflect published articles tagged to Washington; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Utah state hubs · Methodology
Cities tracking a comparable alert volume 4
Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (151 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.
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Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Washington, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside UT (5.5% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside UT ($91,853 here).
Compare Washington with another city
Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.
In the Area 8
Turning this into a research checklist
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 area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Washington against Utah peers on any ranking lens. Explore Utah
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 (Washington 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 2026-09-16.