Washington County

Washington County has 276,238 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $115,345, 30% above the Minnesota figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $422,000, and 49% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

276,238residentsACS 2020–2024

$115,345median household incomeMinnesota: $89K

$422,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

95%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Washington County in MinnesotaZIP codes in Washington County highlighted; the rest of Minnesota in grey

Map of Minnesota with Washington County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
55001	3,027	$134K	$674K	98%	58%	97%	30 min
55003	3,905	$126K	$377K	92%	28%	91%	24 min
55016	40,695	$121K	$378K	88%	41%	95%	26 min
55038	25,061	$131K	$423K	91%	50%	95%	29 min
55042	13,705	$154K	$602K	94%	62%	95%	25 min
55043	3,424	$103K	$384K	91%	48%	96%	26 min
55047	2,244	$107K	$498K	94%	53%	98%	37 min
55055	4,754	$72K	$378K	67%	27%	89%	27 min
55071	5,719	$101K	$268K	77%	25%	93%	24 min
55073	4,169	$129K	$462K	89%	37%	89%	36 min
55082	36,277	$115K	$474K	78%	53%	94%	24 min
55090	401	$85K	$331K	86%	25%	91%	28 min
55115	8,949	$124K	$488K	83%	65%	91%	25 min
55125	44,185	$119K	$416K	78%	56%	97%	25 min
55128	29,384	$93K	$313K	78%	35%	94%	24 min
55129	34,120	$144K	$535K	78%	68%	99%	27 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

276,238 residents in 105,577 households, next to the Minnesota figure.

24%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

57%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

109,307 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $422,000 (±$5,583).

81%

of households own their home

67%

of homes are detached single-family houses

13%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,710

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later4%

2010–201912%

2000–200918%

1990–199921%

1980–198913%

1970–197913%

1960–19698%

1950–19595%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,183.

$115,345

median household income

5.1%

of people live below the poverty line

3.4%

unemployment rate

49%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

74%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

24%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

95%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Washington County, Minnesota, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.