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Ellensburg, WA

20,874 Population
8.7 square miles 2,405.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25 ±0.8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 35.8 ±0.5
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,113 ±$1,778 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: $43,661 ±$2,057
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$55,438 ±$11,347 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: $73,804 ±$4,984
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22.4% ±3.2% (4,297  ±616) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 14.4% † 6,527 (±1.9% / ±849)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.5 minutes ±1.6 (169,510  ±19,152) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 23.3 453,070 (±1.6 / ±36,512)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

8,972 ±404 Number of households
  • the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 19,993 ±500
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (19,383  ±55) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 2.3 45,577 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±1.3% (242  ±93) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 3.4% † 403 (±1.1% / ±130)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,508 ±379 Number of housing units
  • the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 24,674 ±45
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$404,100 ±$19,812 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: $497,400 ±$18,977
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

31.5% ±3.8% (6,485  ±791.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 18.9% † 8,812 (±1.9% / ±889.6)
  • more than double the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±5.5% (9,872  ±696.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 93.4% 27,897 (±3.6% / ±1,104)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
41.4% ±4.1% (4,329  ±459) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 37% 11,046 (±2.3% / ±693.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±1.8% (1,225  ±373) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 4.8% 2,268
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±1.7% (1,220  ±303) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Ellensburg, WA Micro Area: 7.6% † 2,959 (±0.9% / ±356)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,220 Total veterans ±303 1,062 Male ±279 158 Female ±101

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