Housing data for the Town of Washington (Door County), WI

The Town of Washington (Door County), WI has an estimated 803 residents and 926 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Door County.

11.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $638 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
803 (±138)
Housing units
926 (±134)
Households that rent
11.1%
Median gross rent
$638
Residents since 2015–2019
−5.5%

What stands out in the Town of Washington (Door County)

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 1.3% (±2.5 points) in the Town of Washington (Door County), lower than in Door County (11.2%).

Homes heated by fuel oil: 10.4% (±5.4 points) in the Town of Washington (Door County), higher than in Door County (2.9%).

Median gross rent: $638 (±$195) in the Town of Washington (Door County), lower than in Door County ($1,086).

Households that rent: 11.1% (±4.8 points) in the Town of Washington (Door County), lower than in Door County (21.8%).

Housing in the Town of Washington (Door County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $638 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 23.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 11.1% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $70,000 median household income
  • Home values: $322,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,490 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,172 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 1.3% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 61.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 55.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 40.5% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 10.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −5.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 14.9% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

The Town of Washington (Door County) against Door County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Town of Washington (Door County)Door CountyWisconsinUnited States
Residents803 (±138)30,445 (exact)5,914,872 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units926 (±134)24,436 (±62)2,778,572 (±1,533)143,775,355
Households that rent11.1% (±4.8 points)21.8% (±2.2 points)32.2% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$638 (±$195)$1,086 (±$54)$1,087 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$70,000 (±$18,975)$74,795 (±$3,193)$77,485 (±$455)$80,734
Median home value$322,200 (±$46,151)$342,600 (±$13,641)$266,500 (±$1,051)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,172 (±$491)$3,486 (±$135)$3,792 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198055.7% (±8.9 points)45.7% (±2.6 points)57.0% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute10.9 minutes (±3.7)16.9 minutes (±0.7)22.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband81.0% (±7.6 points)89.3% (±1.7 points)90.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents64.7 years (±6.4)54.3 years (±0.2)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

The Town of Washington (Door County) covers 25.5 square miles of land, about 32 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How the Town of Washington (Door County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents850 (±99)803 (±138)−5.5%Not a measurable change
Housing units1,031 (±81)926 (±134)−10.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$688 (±$137)$638 (±$195)−7.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$278,100 (±$28,862)$322,200 (±$46,151)+15.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$58,542 (±$6,661)$70,000 (±$18,975)+19.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,440 (±$153)$1,490 (±$256)+3.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,757 (±$210)$3,172 (±$491)+15.1%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent12.8% (±5.4 points)11.1% (±4.8 points)−1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate25.7% (±16.2 points)0.0% (±35.7 points)−25.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Door County

The Town of Washington (Door County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Door County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Door County recorded 144 violent and 402 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in the Town of Washington (Door County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
54246100%803$638$322,200$70,000

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near the Town of Washington (Door County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Town of Liberty Grove12 mi$1,254$419,20010.1%
Fairbanks Township17 mi—$192,2000.7%
Sister Bay21 mi$1,168$392,20049.7%
Town of Baileys Harbor23 mi$1,293$407,30022.0%
Ephraim24 mi$956$505,10010.9%
Town of Gibraltar28 mi$908$498,5009.5%
Bay de Noc Township29 mi—$218,3002.8%
Ford River Township29 mi$847$170,7008.7%

Places in Wisconsin most like the Town of Washington (Door County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Town of La Pointe$555$278,600$71,25010.1%
Town of Arbor Vitae$671$280,600$72,5834.1%
Town of Barksdale$742$270,000$81,6259.8%
Town of Hull (Marathon County)$530$214,300$77,3445.4%
Town of Kendall$592$275,000$71,25012.1%
Town of Elk Grove$715$270,800$96,25019.9%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Wisconsin.

HUD Fair Market Rent for the Town of Washington (Door County), fiscal year 2027

Door County, WI, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$915$969$1,268$1,511$1,666

HUD income limits for the Town of Washington (Door County), fiscal year 2026

Door County, WI, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,050$36,700$58,700
2 people$25,200$41,950$67,100
3 people$28,350$47,200$75,500
4 people$33,000$52,400$83,850
5 people$38,680$56,600$90,600
6 people$44,360$60,800$97,300
7 people$50,040$65,000$104,000
8 people$55,720$69,200$110,700

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Door County, WI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $104,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Town of Washington (Door County)

How many renters are there in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The Town of Washington (Door County) has an estimated 47 (±20) renting households, 11.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The median household income in the Town of Washington (Door County) is $70,000 (±$18,975) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $322,200 (±$46,151) for owner-occupied homes in the Town of Washington (Door County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI is $1,490 (±$256) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in the Town of Washington (Door County), WI is $3,172 (±$491) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The Town of Washington (Door County), WI has an estimated 926 (±134) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is the Town of Washington (Door County) growing?

In the Town of Washington (Door County), the number of residents went from 850 in 2015–2019 to 803 in 2020–2024 (−5.5%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in the Town of Washington (Door County)?

The ZIP code that covers the Town of Washington (Door County) is 54246.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 54246?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 54246 is $638 (±$195) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Washington town, Door County, Wisconsin (county subdivision:83600, in state:55 county:029).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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