Pacific County vs. Wahkiakum County

	Pacific County (WA)	Wahkiakum County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	22,036	4,426
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	5.3%	11.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,919	3,979
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,920	3,978
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	3.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.9%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	30.7%	32.2%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.8%
White alone, percent	89.9%	91.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.9%	1.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	3.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	9.8%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.0%	87.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,372	487
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	3.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	16,265	2,171
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.8%	85.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$170,800	$207,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,147	$1,417
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$394	$453
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$753	$721
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.6%	2.9%
Building permits, 2018	131	11
Households, 2014-2018	9,087	1,844
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.31	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.1%	90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	11.4%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.9%	87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.7%	79.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.0%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.0%	19.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	20.4%	15.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.6%	8.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.4%	40.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.5%	38.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	107,854	10,069
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,242	$2,522
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.1	27.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,846	$54,085
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,474	$29,452
Persons in poverty, percent	15.4%	10.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	573	76
Total employment, 2017	4,208	393
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	144,271	13,789
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.7%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,390	342
All firms, 2012	1,845	337
Men-owned firms, 2012	822	177
Women-owned firms, 2012	515	89
Minority-owned firms, 2012	205	60
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,569	237
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,534	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	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	30.6%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	22.4	15.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	932.66	263.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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