Wahkiakum County vs. Cowlitz County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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