Moses Lake is a city of 26,083 people in Washington. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 11,130 people. The median age is 32.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 24% less than in Washington as a whole. The average commute runs 18 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,752, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 90%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Moses Lake
What changed most since 1990
Population11,235 → 26,083(+132%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$129,844 → $310,000(+139%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.5% → 21.4%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Moses Lake's population equals 26% of Grant County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 53% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.1%(449)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(620)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era17%(345)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(42)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,035 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Moses Lake, decade by decade
Moses Lake population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,235
$55,821
$129,844
14.5%
45.7
2000
14,953
$66,430
$163,585
16.3%
57.3
2010
20,366
$65,380
$209,312
20.7%
62.1
2020
25,146
$72,887
$227,863
22.6%
71.4
2024
26,083
$74,752
$310,000
21.4%
71.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
