Lind vs Ritzville

A side-by-side comparison of Lind and Ritzville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lind and Ritzville are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ritzville has the higher population (1,942 vs 491 in Lind). Lind has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $63,277 in Ritzville). Lind has the higher median home value ($222,600 vs $197,500 in Ritzville).

Population, income & housing

	Lind	Ritzville
Population	491	1,942
Median age	49.3 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$63,277
Median home value	$222,600	$197,500
Median gross rent	$795	$904
Housing units	216	920
Homeownership rate	80.0%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lind	Ritzville
Population	571 → 491 (-14.0%)	1,680 → 1,942 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $71,250 (+21.3%)	$40,550 → $63,277 (+56.0%)
Median home value	$89,600 → $222,600 (+148.4%)	$115,200 → $197,500 (+71.4%)
Median gross rent	$753 → $795 (+5.6%)	$744 → $904 (+21.5%)

Lind

Population

571491

Median household income

$58,750$71,250

Median home value

$89,600$222,600

Median gross rent

$753$795

Ritzville

Population

1,6801,942

Median household income

$40,550$63,277

Median home value

$115,200$197,500

Median gross rent

$744$904

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lind	Ritzville
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.0%	19.8%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.4%
25 to 34	17.1%	10.8%
35 to 44	2.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.2%	17.6%
65 to 74	18.1%	12.9%
75 and over	5.5%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lind	Ritzville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	13.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	12.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lind	Ritzville
No high school diploma	7.3%	11.7%
High school graduate	43.3%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	43.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lind	Ritzville
Drove alone	88.6%	70.6%
Carpooled	3.0%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.4%
Other means	4.2%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lind	Ritzville
1-unit, detached	87.0%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Lind	Ritzville
Poverty rate	4.5%	11.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1946	1953