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Vancouver, WA

192,176 Population
48.7 square miles 3,942.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,959 ±$3,221 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $44,343 ±$683
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $46,177 ±$469
$69,993 ±$5,855 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $83,943 ±$1,164
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $84,247 ±$844

12.8% ±2.1% (24,245  ±4,047) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 10% 247,359 (±0.5% / ±12,104)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington: 9.9% 754,315 (±0.3% / ±22,276)

22.9 minutes ±0.8 (1,672,315  ±124,962) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 24.6 22,150,140 (±0.2 / ±435,619)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 26 72,158,296 (±0.2 / ±828,119)

Families

81,814 ±2,117 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,001,984 ±4,930
  • Washington: 3,022,255 ±9,423
2.3 ±0.1 (189,431  ±1,010) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,474,495 (±0 / ±3,207)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,595,088 (±0)

4.1% ±2.1% (1,882  ±962) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.2% † 26,055 (±0.5% / ±3,043)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5% 90,722 (±0.3% / ±5,044)

Housing

86,065 ±2,443 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,051,099 ±1,576
  • Washington: 3,257,140 ±888

$399,100 ±$10,263 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $483,000 ±$4,500
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $485,700 ±$2,911

15.8% ±2.7% (30,091  ±5,217.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14.6% 362,257 (±0.6% / ±14,959.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,182,383 (±0.4% / ±31,900.1)

Social

91% ±3.6% (127,243  ±5,916.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 93.1% 1,670,812 (±1.1% / ±19,949.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.4% 4,987,844 (±0.6% / ±34,589.5)
29.9% ±2.2% (41,829  ±3,291.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.2% 757,145 (±0.8% / ±13,915.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 39% 2,104,662 (±0.4% / ±20,737.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

14.4% ±2.4% (27,631  ±4,631) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.5% 314,719 (±0.5% / ±11,932)
  • a little less than the rate in Washington: 14.8% 1,143,311 (±0.2% / ±17,692)

8.9% ±0.9% (13,959  ±1,484) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.7% 133,964 (±0.3% / ±5,229)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 8.2% 490,717 (±0.2% / ±10,905)
13,959 Total veterans ±1,484 12,851 Male ±1,433 1,108 Female ±526

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