Othello vs Washtucna

A side-by-side comparison of Othello and Washtucna: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Othello has the higher population (8,699 vs 217 in Washtucna). Washtucna has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $65,757 in Othello). Since 2019, Washtucna's population has grown faster (+11.3% vs +7.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Othello	Washtucna
Population	8,699	217
Median age	24.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$65,757	$75,833
Median home value	$278,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,041	—
Housing units	2,601	179
Homeownership rate	56.4%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Othello	Washtucna
Population	8,100 → 8,699 (+7.4%)	195 → 217 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$47,243 → $65,757 (+39.2%)	$46,667 → $75,833 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$164,700 → $278,600 (+69.2%)	$58,500 → $85,000 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,041 (+16.8%)	—

Othello

Population

8,1008,699

Median household income

$47,243$65,757

Median home value

$164,700$278,600

Median gross rent

$891$1,041

Washtucna

Population

195217

Median household income

$46,667$75,833

Median home value

$58,500$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Othello	Washtucna
Under 5	12.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	26.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	11.2%	18.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	18.4%
55 to 64	5.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.8%
75 and over	3.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Othello	Washtucna
White (non-Hispanic)	19.5%	84.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	5.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	77.9%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Othello	Washtucna
No high school diploma	28.4%	8.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Othello	Washtucna
Drove alone	72.8%	90.2%
Carpooled	16.7%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	2.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Othello	Washtucna
1-unit, detached	67.1%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Othello	Washtucna
Poverty rate	23.8%	19.8%
Average household size	3.40	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1979	1938