CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Washougal

Washington · 4,764 residents · 5.95 sq mi

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Washougal is home to 4,764 people in Washington. The population has fallen 45% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $55,400. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 18% less than in Washington as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,764

−45%vs 2000

vs 8,595 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(430)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(385)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(406)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(292)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(323)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.5%(879)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(697)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.2%(344)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(349)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(252)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(69)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,463

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,719 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,239

−42%vs 2000

vs $19,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,400

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $127,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$365

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $609 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.3%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

43.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(7,966)

Black0.4%(35)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(216)

Asian0.8%(67)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(4,641)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(96)

Asian0.7%(33)

Other1.9%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.2%(1,428)

Central American1.8%(317)

Salvadoran1.3%(225)

Spaniard0.7%(122)

South American0.3%(48)

Honduran0.3%(45)

Colombian0.2%(36)

Puerto Rican0.2%(32)

Nicaraguan0.2%(28)

Costa Rican0.1%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Sri Lankan0.7%(130)

Chinese0.5%(95)

Japanese0.4%(71)

Filipino0.3%(55)

Asian Indian0.2%(34)

Vietnamese0.2%(29)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.7%(126)

Ancestry

German20.7%(3,617)

English15%(2,616)

Irish9.8%(1,708)

Norwegian4.9%(849)

American3.9%(680)

French3.7%(643)

Italian2.7%(464)

French Canadian2.6%(463)

Scottish2.6%(453)

Polish1.8%(319)

Czech1.6%(286)

Swedish1.5%(258)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1.1%(201)

Portuguese1.1%(196)

Dutch1.1%(194)

Greek0.9%(152)

Swiss0.7%(115)

Danish0.6%(106)

Croatian0.6%(98)

Welsh0.5%(79)

Finnish0.4%(65)

Austrian0.3%(44)

Ukrainian0.2%(41)

Hungarian0.2%(40)

Slovak0.2%(35)

British0.2%(29)

Subsaharan African0.2%(27)

Canadian0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0.1%(24)

Russian0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(15)

Syrian0.1%(15)

Armenian0.1%(10)

Romanian0%(7)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Latvian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.2%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37%(2,586)

Married47.3%(3,305)

Widowed0.8%(59)

Divorced14.9%(1,041)

Women 15+

Never married32.4%(2,437)

Married44.6%(3,352)

Widowed11.1%(831)

Divorced11.9%(898)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−11.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.1%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)32.9%(447)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.3%(384)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.1%(463)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,358 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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