COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winthrop vs Waterville
PLACE A
Winthrop, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Waterville, Washington
Winthrop is 46% smaller than Waterville. Waterville earns more, with a median household income $11,681 higher. Winthrop has grown faster since 2000 (28% vs 0%).
WINTHROPWATERVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population6241,156−46% vs Waterville
Population density6481,336−688
Population growth27.9%-0.4%+28.3 pts
Median age35.147.3−12.2
Male56.0%55.2%+0.8 pts
Female44.0%44.8%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born6.6%7.8%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.9%77.9%−6.1 pts
Black0.7%0.3%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.2%13.3%+8.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other5.2%7.9%−2.7 pts
Median household income$66,908$78,589−$11,681
Per capita income$49,622$37,357+$12,265
Poverty rate2.9%7.8%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.358+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%9.9%+25.7 pts
Graduate degree15.0%0.0%+15.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%2.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation64.8%66.4%−1.6 pts
Median home value$475,000$262,000+$213,000
Median gross rent$1,128$1,200−$72
Owner-occupied54.1%87.9%−33.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%13.8%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households10.6%64.3%−53.7 pts
Average commute12.032.7−20.7
Worked from home3.4%14.0%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.2%15.1%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025