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Vancouver, WA

198,988 Population
48.8 square miles 4,077.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington: 38.7 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,993 ±$2,781 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $52,102 ±$799
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $55,177 ±$479
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,928 ±$3,758 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $98,994 ±$1,710
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $99,389 ±$1,322
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

9.8% ±2% (19,242  ±4,027) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 9.6% 240,945 (±0.5% / ±13,575)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 9.9% 776,683 (±0.3% / ±22,218)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.3 minutes ±3.5 (2,096,250  ±311,834) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 25.4 26,717,216 (±0.3 / ±473,618)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Washington: 27.2 89,307,904 (±0.2 / ±1,061,767)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

85,374 ±2,731 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,026,663 ±5,444
  • Washington: 3,168,080 ±9,393
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (197,055  ±155) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.4 2,491,652 (±0 / ±1,731)
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,802,363
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.6% ±2.4% (2,187  ±1,164) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.5% † 28,092 (±0.5% / ±3,024)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 4.7% 89,530 (±0.3% / ±5,962)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

89,916 ±2,601 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,087,272 ±840
  • Washington: 3,400,980 ±404
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$479,800 ±$11,942 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $584,800 ±$5,498
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington: $602,200 ±$3,897
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.3% ±2.8% (32,157  ±5,489.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.9% 324,592 (±0.7% / ±16,324)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 13.7% 1,081,341 (±0.4% / ±28,883.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±4.1% (135,134  ±6,659.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 93.1% 1,717,452 (±1.2% / ±21,386.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,196,048 (±0.7% / ±38,059.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34% ±2.6% (49,852  ±3,894) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 43.5% 802,334 (±0.8% / ±13,840.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 41% 2,309,863 (±0.5% / ±25,188.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11% ±1.7% (21,963  ±3,411) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 13.2% 333,542 (±0.5% / ±11,508)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington: 16.1% 1,280,809
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±0.9% (10,477  ±1,459) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 5.6% 114,418 (±0.2% / ±4,964)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington: 7.3% 455,376 (±0.2% / ±9,621)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,477 Total veterans ±1,459 9,414 Male ±1,318 1,063 Female ±622

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