MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Othello Micro

Othello, WA · 1 counties · 13,603 residents · 1,925 sq mi

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With 13,603 people, Othello is a metro area. The typical home is worth $45,400. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $284 a month. The population has fallen 17% since 2000. 17.5% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,603

−17%vs 2000

vs 16,428 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

7 / sq mi

−17%vs 2000

vs 9 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

30.9

+4%vs 2000

vs 29.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,925 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(1,258)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910%(1,365)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(1,321)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(1,055)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(699)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,968)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,881)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,411)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(1,118)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(932)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.4%(461)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(134)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,604

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,888 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,083

−25%vs 2000

vs $13,534 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,400

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$284

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic50.9%(8,366)

Black0.1%(20)

Hispanic / Latino47.1%(7,732)

Asian0.5%(75)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic66.9%(9,099)

Black0.2%(27)

Hispanic / Latino32%(4,349)

Asian0.9%(116)

Other32.1%(4,361)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican60.8%(12,637)

Central American3.3%(690)

Guatemalan3.2%(667)

South American0.3%(52)

Peruvian0.2%(41)

Salvadoran0.1%(23)

Colombian0.1%(11)

Puerto Rican0%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(66)

Filipino0.2%(43)

Chinese0%(9)

Japanese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(25)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German9.4%(1,961)

English6.8%(1,415)

Irish4.8%(1,006)

American1.9%(402)

Norwegian1.9%(387)

Italian1%(213)

Swedish1%(198)

Scottish0.8%(171)

French0.8%(163)

Polish0.3%(67)

Welsh0.3%(56)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(55)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(53)

Finnish0.2%(44)

Danish0.2%(42)

Russian0.2%(41)

French Canadian0.2%(38)

West Indian0.2%(33)

Jamaican0.2%(33)

Arab0.1%(29)

Portuguese0.1%(29)

Syrian0.1%(23)

Belgian0.1%(22)

Canadian0.1%(20)

British0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Croatian0%(8)

Czech0%(6)

Austrian0%(5)

Swiss0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married39.6%(2,985)

Married53.3%(4,017)

Widowed2.1%(155)

Divorced5%(374)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(2,157)

Married53.7%(3,912)

Widowed6.3%(461)

Divorced10.4%(755)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.0%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 22.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.0%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% 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)22.1%(109)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(106)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.1%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 494 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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