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There were 212 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 80.4% and the vacancy rate was 3.41%. Its population was 15,919 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population15,902people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,756EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,015EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate0.996%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,225offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 23% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.78µg/m³country median 7.0 — 3% belowOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Washington?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Washington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,155 per month, while the median home value was US$221,900 in July 2026. 44.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Washington recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet23Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan24Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,155/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent44.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents994.3 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,264 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,015 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes218 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Washington a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 45–61%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–68%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

1.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 228 of 15,902 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$95,179 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Washington is 1.0%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income95,179 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband81.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet1.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet3.57 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary3,756 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,664 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov26Official
Unemployment rate0.996 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Washington?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,664 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,523of €2,869 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,869
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,264
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,523
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Washington Salary needed to live in Washington

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Washington. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Washington. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher98.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools7 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents32.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio2 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents212 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,720 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Washington when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWashington highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Washington highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Washington999
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,225 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents159.8 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes14 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time19.64 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work2.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Destinations from nearest airport10 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportPIA3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport24 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Washington. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Washington.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Washington is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.78 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202410Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 0.889 · Feb 3.72 · Mar 10.67 · Apr 17.61 · May 23.44 · Jun 28.44 · Jul 30.17 · Aug 29.22 · Sep 25.78 · Oct 18.56 · Nov 10.44 · Dec 3.61 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014842 (GENERAL WAYNE A DOWNING INTL A)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8 · Feb -5.89 · Mar -0.222 · Apr 5.61 · May 11.56 · Jun 16.89 · Jul 19.06 · Aug 18 · Sep 13.5 · Oct 6.89 · Nov 0.556 · Dec -4.89 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014842 (GENERAL WAYNE A DOWNING INTL A)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -3.6 · Feb -1.1 · Mar 5.2 · Apr 11.6 · May 17.5 · Jun 22.7 · Jul 24.6 · Aug 23.6 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 5.5 · Dec -0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 52.07 · Feb 44.7 · Mar 61.98 · Apr 95.76 · May 121.2 · Jun 102.9 · Jul 98.04 · Aug 95 · Sep 81.53 · Oct 79.76 · Nov 67.06 · Dec 51.82 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00111836 (CONGERVILLE 2NW)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading30.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation897.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.76 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature12.35 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature0.36 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Springfield ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.4 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 228 is not 0.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.578 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents228 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density717.8 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population15,902 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program22Official
Population covered by crime statistics15,806 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value221,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes80.44 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate66.16 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad1.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage73.4 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance6.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher43.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available94.6 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over7,756 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home14.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans87.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Washington

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Plainfield as a Washington alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 143 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 0.6% Washington+957%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 1.0% Washington+278%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 15,902 Washington+215%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,756 Washington+29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,225 Washington−39%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 24.0 km Washington−63%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,664 Washington+10%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Washington

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Peoria Commuting Zone · 15.5 km away
Salary
3,236 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Washington, nearest in population first.

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Discovery Bay15,904 residentsDyersburg15,906 residentsWashington15,906 residentsFort Drum15,896 residentsCarthage15,895 residentsShively15,895 residents

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Is Washington part of Peoria?

Washington is in the published commuting zone of Peoria; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Peoria city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source21

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Washington?

The median gross salary is 3,664 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Washington?

The unemployment rate is 0.996 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Washington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.78 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Washington?

Police recorded 1,225 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Washington?

The published population is 15,902 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Washington?

228 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Washington a good place to live?

Washington may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Washington part of Peoria?

Washington is in the published commuting zone of Peoria; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Washington?

Peoria, Eureka, Morton, East Peoria, Peoria Heights are near Washington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Washington (Illinois), United States: population, rent, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f693c56da5674b85c041d59c7896f326]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/washington-il/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Washington (Illinois), United States: population, rent, jobs},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {f693c56da5674b85c041d59c7896f326},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/washington-il/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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