Ritzville vs Washtucna

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

Ritzville and Washtucna 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 217 in Washtucna). Washtucna has the higher median household income ($75,833 vs $63,277 in Ritzville). Since 2019, Ritzville's population has grown faster (+15.6% vs +11.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Ritzville	Washtucna
Population	1,942	217
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,277	$75,833
Median home value	$197,500	—
Median gross rent	$904	—
Housing units	920	179
Homeownership rate	75.5%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ritzville	Washtucna
Population	1,680 → 1,942 (+15.6%)	195 → 217 (+11.3%)
Median household income	$40,550 → $63,277 (+56.0%)	$46,667 → $75,833 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$115,200 → $197,500 (+71.4%)	$58,500 → $85,000 (+45.3%)
Median gross rent	$744 → $904 (+21.5%)	—

Ritzville

Population

1,6801,942

Median household income

$40,550$63,277

Median home value

$115,200$197,500

Median gross rent

$744$904

Washtucna

Population

195217

Median household income

$46,667$75,833

Median home value

$58,500$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ritzville	Washtucna
Under 5	4.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	18.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	6.5%
45 to 54	8.3%	18.4%
55 to 64	17.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.8%
75 and over	8.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ritzville	Washtucna
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	84.8%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.1%
Asian	2.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ritzville	Washtucna
No high school diploma	11.7%	8.8%
High school graduate	25.7%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	43.1%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ritzville	Washtucna
Drove alone	70.6%	90.2%
Carpooled	17.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	2.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ritzville	Washtucna
1-unit, detached	80.1%	88.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Ritzville	Washtucna
Poverty rate	11.3%	19.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1953	1938