Wahkiakum County, Washington

Wahkiakum County has a population of 4,658 and has grown 10.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $396,800, about 6.3 times the county's median household income of $62,653.

Home price
$396,800
Income
$62,653
Population
4,658
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$396,800county
Median gross rent$853county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198052.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile14.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.6%county
Typical monthly rent$2,017(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,137county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,021county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,581county
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$62,653county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate17.8%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 home16.2%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force41.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government26.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.0%county
Economic output per resident$28,502county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 time33.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service60 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8639088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 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 station25 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths42.9county
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 higher21.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.5%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment399county
Students per full-time teacher18.1county
Free lunch eligible55.9%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.4%county

Place

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

Population4,658county
Land area in square miles263county
People per square mile of land17.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age54.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages1.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents226county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in165county
Households that moved away118county
Average income of arriving households$64,364county
Average income of departing households$57,712county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
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 temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation72.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.29 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F1 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing32 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days181 days(statewide)
Average last spring frostApr 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$91county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh9.2¢county
Household electricity use993 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.0%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.0%county
Homes heated by wood14.5%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk17.6county
Coastal flood risk70.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk80.6county
Hail risk1.3county
Earthquake risk75.2county
Tornado risk3.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk39.9county
Winter weather risk2.7county
Strong wind risk3.4county
Wildfire risk12.2county

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 Wahkiakum 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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