Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety66#313/924
Economy62#349/925
Housing67#308/925
Health33#621/925
Healthcare8#845/923
Environment13#802/917
Education4#891/925
Infrastructure17#766/925
Community11#821/925
Leisure & amenities23#714/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Washington, IN micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Injury deaths · low57 /100k
98/100Indiana 96 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Drought exposure · low1%
94/100Indiana 19%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAAAggregated from counties
Unemployment rate · low2.9%
92/100Indiana 3.7%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Preventable hospital stays · low2,020 /100k
82/100Indiana 3,202 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high2.0 /10k
81/100Indiana 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low26.7%
78/100Indiana 29.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Uninsured residents (under 65) · high25.5%
1/100Indiana 9.0%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
High school diploma or higher · low76.6%
3/100Indiana 90.4%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003
Comfortable days · low22.6%
6/100Indiana 24.0%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Dentists · low30 /100k
6/100Indiana 61 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Some college · low46.6%
6/100Indiana 63.1%United States 67.8%2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high20.3%
7/100Indiana 17.8%United States 16.1%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Property crime rateImproving
1,791 /100k (2016) → 485 /100k (2021)
−73%5 yearsUS 2,444 /100k → 1,782 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
68.8% (2015-2019) → 82.3% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
New homes permittedWorsening
1.2 /1k (2021) → 0.4 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−63%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Violent crime rateImproving
148 /100k (2016) → 57 /100k (2021)
−61%5 yearsUS 397 /100k → 371 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
6.2 /1k (2020) → 9.7 /1k (2025)
+57%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Preventable hospital staysImproving
3,884 /100k (2019) → 2,020 /100k (2023)
−48%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Washington, IN micropolitan area improved on 13 of 28 measures with a comparison and declined on 2. 7 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

Commute−4.6 min26.0 min → 21.4 min
Real income+45%$48,874 → $71,057
Uninsured−4 points29.5% → 25.5%
Broadband+14 points68.8% → 82.3%
Traffic deaths−24%18.7 /100k → 14.3 /100k

Declined2

Restaurants−26%8.7 /10k → 6.4 /10k
Price / income+0.5×2.4× → 2.9×

All 28 measures

Change of every measure of Washington, IN micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	1.8 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	+30%	Improved	87%
Average commute time	26.0 min2015-2019	21.4 min2020-2024	−4.6 min	Improved	100%
Average weekly wage	$7952020	$1,0012025	+26%	Improved	73%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%2015-2019	16.5%2020-2024	+3.2 points	Improved	60%
Broadband subscriptions	68.8%2015-2019	82.3%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	86%
Child poverty rate	14.3%2015-2019	14.2%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	24%
Distance to an airport	80 mi2020	80 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Effective property tax rate	0.77%2015-2019	0.69%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Firearm deaths	12.4 /100k2020	11.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−5.6%	Improved	58%
Grocery stores	2.1 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	40%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.6 /10k2020	0.6 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	33%
High school diploma or higher	73.8%2015-2019	76.6%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	76%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.5×	Declined	49%
Homicide rate	4.1 /100k2020	4.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−2.4%	Little change	24%
Income adjusted for local prices	$48,8742019	$71,0572024	+45%	Improved	96%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4222015-2019	0.4372020-2024	+0.015	Within the margin of error	20%
Median household income	$53,6292015-2019	$68,5032020-2024	+28%	Improved	54%
New business applications	6.2 /1k2020	9.7 /1k2025	+57%	Improved	66%
Pharmacies	1.5 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	63%
Poverty rate	11.9%2015-2019	11.7%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	−2%	Little change	46%
Rent as share of income	26.9%2015-2019	26.7%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	62%
Rent-burdened households	38.8%2015-2019	43.7%2020-2024	+4.8 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Restaurants and bars	8.7 /10k2020	6.4 /10k2025	−26%	Declined	1%
Suicide rate	16.8 /100k2020	15.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−5.4%	Improved	71%
Traffic deaths	18.7 /100k2015-2019	14.3 /100k2020-2024	−24%	Improved	91%
Unemployment rate	4.2%2020	2.9%2025	−1.3 points	Improved	9%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	29.5%2015-2019	25.5%2020-2024	−4 points	Improved	97%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Washington, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Washington, IN micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Washington, IN micropolitan area itself moved +0.1 points in standing on average over the same 28 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

33,658 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

11,814 households (±261)

Washington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k18%2,103
$25k–50k18%2,172
$50k–75k17%2,057

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

11,814 households (±261)

Washington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Own72%8,552
Rent28%3,262

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

14,825 workers (±412)

Washington, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone68%10,132
Carpool20%2,928
Public transit0.2%†23

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Washington, IN micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Washington, IN has 960 employer establishments, 283 for every 10,000 residents (1.14× the US rate of 248), with 12,065 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,828. The Census Bureau also counts 2,833 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 960; 2,833 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 283; US 248
Paid employees: 12,065
Average annual pay: $45,828; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Washington, IN by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Construction of buildings	113	33.4	4.41×More than typical	1,023	$55,914	202
Specialty trade contractors	101	29.8	1.93×More than typical	579	$55,437	451
Ambulatory health care services	45	13.3	0.64×Fewer than typical	177	$59,537	44
Truck transportation	44	13	2.57×More than typical	573	$59,545	87
Restaurants and other eating places	42	12.4	0.68×Fewer than typical	740	$16,120	9
Religious organizations	36	10.6	1.92×More than typical	356	$22,812	—
Building finishing contractors	30	8.9	2.33×More than typical	155	$37,794	144
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	29	8.6	2.72×More than typical	177	$61,678	70
Automotive repair and maintenance	27	8	1.58×More than typical	111	$39,541	37
Building equipment contractors	22	6.5	1.08×About typical	123	$55,553	64
Insurance agencies and brokerages	22	6.5	1.48×More than typical	174	$90,741	35
Full-service restaurants	20	5.9	0.77×Fewer than typical	361	$15,501	3

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 33,863 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $11.1M on contracts performed in Washington, IN micropolitan area: $325 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $11.1M; −72% vs FY2025
Per resident: $325; US $1,994
Sole-source: 62%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.8%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.$6.8M61%
LOUGHMILLER MACHINE, TOOL & DESIGN$4.3M38%
SOUTHERN INDIANA STEEL INC$39.5K0.4%
M & M ELECTRIC INC$2,9500.0%
TRUE NORTH JOINT VENTURE LLC$00.0%

Spending by fiscal year

73.1MFY2017
92.3MFY2018
119.7MFY2019
55.4MFY2020
53.9MFY2021
70.7MFY2022
29MFY2023
27.4M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other transportation equipment manufacturing · 3369$6.7M60%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing · 3345$3.5M31%
Machine shops and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing · 3327$821.7K7.4%
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing · 3344$135.8K1.2%
Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing · 3359$25K0.2%
Building equipment contractors · 2382

Largest awards

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ABOVE WATER SENSORS FOR THE PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE INTEGRATED WARFARE SYSTEMS ABOVE WATER SENSORS AND THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CRANE DIVISION$77.4M
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.· Daviess County, IN· Research & development· Jun 21, 2021 – Jun 12, 2026· FA807521F0062
25 EACH OF THE LINEAR DEMOLITION CHARGE SYSTEM (LDCS) AND LDCS SPARES.$6.7M
AMENTUM SERVICES, INC.· Daviess County, IN· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 29, 2025 – Dec 29, 2025· W912CH26F0077
FUNDING IN THIS LINE PROCURES COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT RADAR RESTORATION ARRAYS AND ASSOCIATED MATERIAL TO ADDRESS OBSOLESCENCE AND IMPROVE SUPPORTABILITY.$1.6M
LOUGHMILLER MACHINE, TOOL & DESIGN· Daviess County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026· N0016426FL079

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $163.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Washington, IN micropolitan area: $4,777 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $163.4M; −0.7% vs FY2025
Per resident: $4,777; US $12,955
Loan face value: $5.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 5.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$96.7M59%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$13.7M8.4%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$11.4M7.0%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$9.1M5.6%
11.620 · Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach$4.4M2.7%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$3.8M2.3%
10.990 · Farmer Bridge Assistance Program$3.1M1.9%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$3M1.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$5.3M3.2%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC$4.4M2.7%
BLOOMINGTON, IN
INDIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.$2.5M1.6%
TERRE HAUTE, IN
JAMESTOWN SQUARE OF WASHINGTON$1.1M0.7%
WASHINGTON, IN
WASHINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$123.3M75%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$13.2M8.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Farm Service Agency$7.5M4.6%
Department of Agriculture
Federal Highway Administration$5.5M3.4%
Department of Transportation
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Assistance by fiscal year

146.1MFY2021
145.7MFY2022
145.7MFY2023
161.4MFY2024
164.5MFY2025
163.4MFY2026

County aggregates

85%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Washington, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Daviess CountyCentral county3734,209

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

WashingtonPrincipal city12,367

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined2

Metro and micro areas like Washington, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Washington, IN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved13

Declined2

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought