Battle Ground vs Orchards

A side-by-side comparison of Battle Ground and Orchards: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orchards has the higher population (29,716 vs 21,293 in Battle Ground). Battle Ground has the higher median household income ($100,185 vs $96,893 in Orchards). Battle Ground has the higher median home value ($452,000 vs $437,100 in Orchards).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Ground	Orchards
Population	21,293	29,716
Median age	33.7 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$100,185	$96,893
Median home value	$452,000	$437,100
Median gross rent	$1,469	$1,685
Housing units	7,384	10,384
Homeownership rate	71.3%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Ground	Orchards
Population	20,406 → 21,293 (+4.3%)	24,335 → 29,716 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$75,208 → $100,185 (+33.2%)	$73,417 → $96,893 (+32.0%)
Median home value	$282,900 → $452,000 (+59.8%)	$282,700 → $437,100 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,245 → $1,469 (+18.0%)	$1,374 → $1,685 (+22.6%)

Battle Ground

Population

20,40621,293

Median household income

$75,208$100,185

Median home value

$282,900$452,000

Median gross rent

$1,245$1,469

Orchards

Population

24,33529,716

Median household income

$73,417$96,893

Median home value

$282,700$437,100

Median gross rent

$1,374$1,685

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Ground	Orchards
Under 5	7.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	21.7%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	13.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.9%
75 and over	4.4%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Ground	Orchards
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	68.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Ground	Orchards
No high school diploma	5.8%	10.7%
High school graduate	29.8%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Ground	Orchards
Drove alone	76.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	7.4%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	12.4%	12.3%
Other means	1.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Ground	Orchards
1-unit, detached	73.9%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	10.2%
20 or more units	7.1%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Battle Ground	Orchards
Poverty rate	6.7%	10.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	2002	1998