Wahkiakum County, WA Demographic Data
Wahkiakum County, WA Summary
Wahkiakum County is located in Washington
- Population: 4,003
- Area: 287.18 sq. miles
- Land Area: 263.38 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.81 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.93 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 269.36 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wahkiakum County, WA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,076
51%
50.8
Male
1,975
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,051
323,128,000
Wahkiakum County, WA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
141
3.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
115
2.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
233
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
274
6.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
216
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
255
6.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
358
8.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
569
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
253
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
368
9.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
827
20.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
347
8.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
95
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,392
83.7%
77.2
Female
1,704
50.2%
51.3
Male
1,688
49.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,248
80.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,491
36.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,269
31.3%
15.2
Female
633
49.9%
55.8
Male
636
50.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0
Wahkiakum County, WA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,978
98.2%
96.8
White
3,761
92.8%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
101
2.5%
0.8
Asian
78
1.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
43
1.1%
1.3
Filipino
11
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
1
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
32
0.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
73
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
188
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
137
3.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
36
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
15
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,863
95.4%
82.2
Wahkiakum County, WA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
64
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
147
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
941
30.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,116
36.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
341
11.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
320
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
143
4.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
211
6.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,861
93.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
463
15.1%
31.2
Wahkiakum County, WA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
762
21.4%
33.7%
Now Married
1,970
55.3%
47.5
Divorced
542
15.2%
11.0%
Separated
72
2.0%
2.0
Widowed
216
6.1
5.8%
Wahkiakum County, WA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,733
95.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
177
4.5%
21.6%
Spanish
54
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
57
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
54
1.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
12
0.3%
1.1%
Wahkiakum County, WA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
127
7.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
93
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
234
13.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
217
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
274
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
371
20.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
143
8.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
265
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
23
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
42
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
48,116
57,617
Per capita income
27,619
31,128
Wahkiakum County, WA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
112
9.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
90
7.3%
9.8
Construction
86
6.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
289
23.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
6
0.5%
6.6
Information
27
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
121
9.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
60
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
113
9.1%
11.4
Public administration
131
10.6%
4.6
Retail trade
72
5.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
81
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
53
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
175
14.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
382
30.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
247
19.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
250
20.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
187
15.1%
18.1%
Wahkiakum County, WA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,207
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
910
75.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
69
5.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49
4.1%
5.1
Walked
68
5.6%
2.7
Other means
24
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
87
7.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.0
26.6
Wahkiakum County, WA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
69
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
469
26.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
728
40.7%
37.1
3 or more
523
29.2%
21.0
Wahkiakum County, WA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,789
85.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,443
80.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
346
19.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
298
14.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Wahkiakum County, WA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,087
1 room
13
0.6%
2.4
2 rooms
40
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
84
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
260
12.5%
16.5
5 rooms
357
17.1%
19.8
6 rooms
400
19.2%
17.8
7 rooms
359
17.2%
12.0
8 rooms
246
11.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
328
15.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Wahkiakum County, WA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,087
1-unit, detached
1,602
76.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
1.0%
5.9
2-units
14
0.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
5
0.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
1.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
23
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
395
18.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
8
0.4%
0.1
Wahkiakum County, WA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
378
18.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
158
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
134
6.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
151
7.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
245
11.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
219
10.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
308
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
433
20.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
61
2.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wahkiakum County, WA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
25
1.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
92
5.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,123
62.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
33
1.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
480
26.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
33
1.8%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.2%
1.1
Wahkiakum County, WA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
666
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
Less than $500
14
2.1%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
15
2.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
80
12.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
22.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
155
23.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
250
37.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
317
47.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
79
11.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
6.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
64
9.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
165
24.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Wahkiakum County, WA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
321
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
8.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
98
30.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
195
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
25
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
665
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
47
15.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
4.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
8.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
6.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
9.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
171
55.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
40
0.0%
0.0%
Wahkiakum County, WA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,443
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
147
10.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
76
5.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
227
15.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
284
19.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
447
31.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
201
13.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
46
3.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
197,000
205,000
