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Washougal, WA

17,490 Population
6 square miles 2,938.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$47,629 ±$4,472 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $51,936 ±$417
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$106,368 ±$8,746 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $97,436 ±$858
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.2% ±4.8% (1,956  ±831) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 9.5% 236,906 (±0.3% / ±6,725)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.4 minutes ±2.2 (173,040  ±21,928) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 25 24,751,240 (±0.2 / ±245,505)
  • a little less than the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,200 ±411 Number of households
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,010,265 ±2,687
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.2 (17,421  ±42) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 2.5 2,476,150 (±0 / ±390)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.6% ±1.5% (120  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 4.4% 27,443 (±0.3% / ±1,545)
  • about half the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,342 ±416 Number of housing units
  • the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 1,062,495 ±523
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$552,300 ±$27,454 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: $559,400 ±$2,566
  • about the same as the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.3% ±4.5% (2,655  ±786.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 14% 348,592 (±0.3% / ±7,394)
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.6% ±4.9% (11,442  ±798.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 92.8% 1,680,405 (±0.6% / ±9,922.6)
  • 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)
28.9% ±3.5% (3,569  ±458.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 42.6% 770,714 (±0.4% / ±6,332.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about 80 percent of 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

4.4% ±1.6% (777  ±286) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 12.7% 320,290
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.9% ±2.2% (1,358  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area: 6.2% 124,650 (±0.1% / ±2,242)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,358 Total veterans ±298 1,217 Male ±284 141 Female ±98

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