Columbia County vs. Wahkiakum County

	Columbia County (OR)	Wahkiakum County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	52,377	4,426
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.1%	11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	49,353	3,979
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	49,351	3,978
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.4%	3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.1%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.7%	32.2%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	49.8%
White alone, percent	92.5%	91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.2%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.4%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	88.1%	87.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,035	487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.6%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,413	2,171
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.2%	85.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$240,500	$207,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,482	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$461	$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$909	$721
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.9%	2.9%
Building permits, 2018	146	11
Households, 2014-2018	19,296	1,844
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.61	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.0%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.6%	79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.8%	19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.6%	15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.0%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	40.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	38.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	318,072	10,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,454	$2,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	33.7	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$59,714	$54,085
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,317	$29,452
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	10.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	942	76
Total employment, 2017	8,492	393
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	297,439	13,789
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.1%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,861	342
All firms, 2012	3,032	337
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,286	177
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,065	89
Minority-owned firms, 2012	178	60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,711	237
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,466	283
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	75.1	15.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	657.36	263.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Columbia county (OR) and Wahkiakum county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.