Garfield County, Washington

Garfield County has a population of 2,353 and has grown 5.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $239,200, about 3.7 times the county's median household income of $64,884.

Home price
$239,200
Income
$64,884
Population
2,353
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$239,200county
Median gross rent$791county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198071.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,017(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$798county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,456county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$64,884county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.8%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force48.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.0%county
Share of workers employed by government29.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.4%county
Economic output per resident$93,771county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport55467county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station74 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.0%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment343county
Students per full-time teacher15.6county
Free lunch eligible44.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians85county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,353county
Land area in square miles711county
People per square mile of land3.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over26.1%county
Share of households that are one person34.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages6.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents263county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in38county
Households that moved away32county
Average income of arriving households$47,658county
Average income of departing households$47,906county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings49.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation17.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing98 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days135 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 22county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.0¢county
Household electricity use1,305 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity56.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.1%county
Homes heated by propane15.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.3%county
Homes heated by wood11.3%county
Households with broadband83.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk10.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk14.6county
Landslide risk60.5county
Hail risk6.1county
Earthquake risk18.9county
Tornado risk2.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk14.9county
Winter weather risk2.5county
Strong wind risk2.2county
Wildfire risk69.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Garfield County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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