COMPARING TWO PLACES
McKenna vs Elk Plain
PLACE A
McKenna, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Elk Plain, Washington
McKenna is 95% smaller than Elk Plain. Elk Plain earns more, with a median household income $14,646 higher. Elk Plain has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -5%).
MCKENNAELK PLAINDIFFERENCE
Total population66914,276−95% vs Elk Plain
Population density6151,704−1,089
Population growth-5.3%2.3%−7.6 pts
Median age52.338.0+14.3
Male53.8%48.3%+5.5 pts
Female46.2%51.7%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born8.2%8.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.6%69.2%+3.4 pts
Black1.8%4.1%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.4%13.1%+8.2 pts
Asian0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Other4.2%9.6%−5.5 pts
Median household income$92,667$107,313−$14,646
Per capita income$66,520$42,898+$23,622
Poverty rate19.4%8.3%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.358+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%17.5%+1.1 pts
Graduate degree7.3%3.5%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate19.8%3.0%+16.9 pts
Labor force participation48.9%64.9%−16.1 pts
Median home value$539,800$473,500+$66,300
Median gross rent$1,129$2,172−$1,043
Owner-occupied63.7%84.2%−20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%46.7%−17.3 pts
Average commute58.036.5+21.5
Worked from home9.2%10.9%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.6%3.9%+3.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024