Washington's Livability
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Amenities
About Washington, KY
Washington, KY is located in Mason County in the state of Kentucky.
The total population for Mason County is about 6,922.
The Average Home Value is $114,904 for Mason County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $94,219 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $39,100 for the state of Kentucky, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
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Voting
![Mitch McConnell](/assets/images/politicians/senators/mitch_mcconnell.jpg)
![Rand Paul](/assets/images/politicians/senators/rand_paul.jpg)
![Andy Beshear](/assets/images/politicians/governors/andy_beshear.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 29.68%
Libertarian: 1.07%
Other: 0.43%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Washington specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Mason County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Mason County: About 163.518 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Mason County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 43% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Washington is about 3.7%.
Kentucky is ranked #37 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 26.82 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 12.88The average living wage for the state of Kentucky is $30.28/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Kentucky a minimum wage score of 10.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Kentucky a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Kentucky is $179.80, resulting in a UI benefit score of 30.72 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Kentucky does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Kentucky does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Kentucky does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Kentucky does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Kentucky does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Kentucky does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Kentucky does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Kentucky does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Kentucky does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Kentucky does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Kentucky does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Kentucky does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Kentucky does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Kentucky does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Kentucky does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Kentucky does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Kentucky does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Country Club Heights, KY ( 1.84 mi. )
- Maysville, KY ( 2.25 mi. )
- Moranburg, KY ( 3.83 mi. )
- Aberdeen, OH ( 4.34 mi. )
- Murphysville, KY ( 4.52 mi. )
- Ellsberry, OH ( 6.44 mi. )
- Shannon, KY ( 6.45 mi. )
- Mayslick, KY ( 6.98 mi. )
- Mill Creek, KY ( 6.98 mi. )
- Wedonia, KY ( 6.98 mi. )
- Mays Lick, KY ( 7.11 mi. )
- Orangeburg, KY ( 7.27 mi. )
- Plumville, KY ( 7.31 mi. )
- Ripley, OH ( 8.17 mi. )
- Minerva, KY ( 8.58 mi. )
- Helena, KY ( 8.65 mi. )
- Germantown, KY ( 8.84 mi. )
- Abegall, KY ( 8.84 mi. )
- Rectorville, KY ( 9.19 mi. )
- Sardis, KY ( 9.79 mi. )
- Dover, KY ( 10.52 mi. )
- Trinity, KY ( 10.95 mi. )
- Fearisville, KY ( 11.38 mi. )
- Sharon, KY ( 11.91 mi. )
- Manchester, OH ( 12.09 mi. )
- Nepton, KY ( 12.54 mi. )
- Dalesburg, KY ( 12.64 mi. )
- Adams County, OH ( 12.67 mi. )
- Bradyville, OH ( 12.67 mi. )
- Mount Carmel, KY ( 12.98 mi. )
- Tollesboro, KY ( 13.14 mi. )
- Redoak, OH ( 13.19 mi. )
- Ewing, KY ( 13.30 mi. )
- Mount Olivet, KY ( 13.56 mi. )
- Epworth, KY ( 13.72 mi. )
- Elizaville, KY ( 13.78 mi. )
- Blue Bank, KY ( 13.78 mi. )
- Flemingsburg Junction, KY ( 13.78 mi. )
- Martha Mills, KY ( 13.78 mi. )
- Pecksridge, KY ( 13.78 mi. )
- Flemingsburg, KY ( 13.83 mi. )
- Bentonville, OH ( 13.94 mi. )
- Brooksville, KY ( 14.63 mi. )
- Higginsport, OH ( 14.75 mi. )
- Beechburg, KY ( 14.81 mi. )
- Byrd, OH ( 14.84 mi. )
- Decatur, OH ( 14.90 mi. )
- Augusta, KY ( 14.94 mi. )
- Burtonville, KY ( 15.17 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 41096Latitude: 38.615900
Longitude: -83.808600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 896.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 606