COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Okanogan County

Washington · 33,350 residents · 5,266 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Okanogan County is home to 33,350 people in Washington. That trails the Washington median by roughly 35%. The typical home is worth $50,600. 21.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $277 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,350

−16%vs 2000

vs 39,564 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5,266 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(2,502)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(2,827)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(2,762)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(2,227)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(1,605)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(4,732)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(5,038)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(3,824)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(3,186)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,613)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,524)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(510)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,303

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,726 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,346

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,900 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.5%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,600

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

33.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.7%(28,362)

Black0.2%(79)

Hispanic / Latino14.4%(5,688)

Asian0.4%(172)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(27,566)

Black0.1%(34)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(2,806)

Asian0.5%(167)

Other16.7%(5,583)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican20.2%(8,782)

Central American0.4%(166)

Salvadoran0.3%(124)

Puerto Rican0.1%(44)

Guatemalan0.1%(42)

South American0%(19)

Cuban0%(14)

Venezuelan0%(13)

Chilean0%(4)

Argentine0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(146)

Korean0.2%(81)

Japanese0.1%(45)

Asian Indian0%(12)

Chinese0%(6)

Taiwanese0%(5)

Nepalese0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(113)

Tongan0%(21)

Chamorro0%(17)

Ancestry

German12.7%(5,527)

English9.2%(3,976)

American8.7%(3,784)

Irish8.7%(3,772)

Norwegian4%(1,750)

Italian2.3%(1,006)

Swedish2.2%(953)

Scottish2.2%(948)

French1.7%(731)

West Indian1%(423)

Jamaican0.9%(390)

Polish0.9%(380)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(345)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(275)

Welsh0.6%(255)

French Canadian0.4%(180)

Swiss0.4%(172)

Danish0.3%(141)

Canadian0.3%(135)

British0.2%(107)

Ukrainian0.2%(102)

Russian0.2%(93)

Hungarian0.2%(86)

Subsaharan African0.2%(86)

Austrian0.2%(78)

Lithuanian0.1%(59)

Portuguese0.1%(58)

Slovak0.1%(52)

Finnish0.1%(51)

Slovene0.1%(44)

Czech0.1%(39)

Ethiopian0.1%(33)

Arab0.1%(27)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Belgian0%(20)

Romanian0%(15)

Turkish0%(7)

Latvian0%(6)

Greek0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Palestinian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married28.8%(5,263)

Married56.7%(10,358)

Widowed3.4%(618)

Divorced11%(2,016)

Women 15+

Never married22.3%(3,903)

Married55.4%(9,695)

Widowed9.1%(1,583)

Divorced13.2%(2,307)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.9%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 22.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 33.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.8% 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)17.7%(537)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(460)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(1,355)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.4%(225)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,040 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper