Cowlitz County vs. Wahkiakum County

	Cowlitz County (WA)	Wahkiakum County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	108,987	4,426
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.4%	11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	102,408	3,979
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	102,410	3,978
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.2%	3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.0%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.9%	32.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	49.8%
White alone, percent	91.1%	91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	1.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.4%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.2%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.4%	87.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	9,484	487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	44,968	2,171
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.0%	85.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$197,000	$207,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,383	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$467	$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$817	$721
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.8%	2.9%
Building permits, 2018	318	11
Households, 2014-2018	41,397	1,844
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.51	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	80.8%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.9%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.6%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	79.7%	79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.5%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.6%	19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.8%	15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.6%	40.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.1%	38.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,188,331	10,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,651	$2,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.1	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,752	$54,085
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,264	$29,452
Persons in poverty, percent	12.2%	10.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,211	76
Total employment, 2017	32,299	393
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,492,013	13,789
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.4%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,525	342
All firms, 2012	5,848	337
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,698	177
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,795	89
Minority-owned firms, 2012	483	60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,934	237
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,554	283
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	89.8	15.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,140.13	263.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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