Wahkiakum County is a county of 4,658 people in Washington. The median age is 54.5, about 16 years above the US median. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. That trails the Washington median by roughly 36%. Density works out to 18 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $62,653, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 54.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wahkiakum County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$149,764 → $396,800(+165%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age40.0 → 54.5(+14.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share94.3% → 84.9%(−9.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)15%(90)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(101)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53.2%(320)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 602 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
Wahkiakum County, decade by decade
Wahkiakum County 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
3,327
$64,727
$149,764
10.4%
13.7
2000
3,824
$71,853
$243,555
14.8%
17.2
2010
3,978
$58,078
$297,496
15.3%
18.0
2020
4,422
$66,085
$277,072
20.3%
31.4
2024
4,658
$62,653
$396,800
21.8%
33.9
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.
