Wahkiakum County vs. Columbia County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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