Battle Ground vs Salmon Creek

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

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

Battle Ground has the higher population (21,293 vs 19,594 in Salmon Creek). Salmon Creek has the higher median household income ($100,534 vs $100,185 in Battle Ground). Salmon Creek has the higher median home value ($497,000 vs $452,000 in Battle Ground).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
Population	21,293	19,594
Median age	33.7 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$100,185	$100,534
Median home value	$452,000	$497,000
Median gross rent	$1,469	$1,612
Housing units	7,384	8,018
Homeownership rate	71.3%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
Population	20,406 → 21,293 (+4.3%)	20,956 → 19,594 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$75,208 → $100,185 (+33.2%)	$79,593 → $100,534 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$282,900 → $452,000 (+59.8%)	$332,100 → $497,000 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,245 → $1,469 (+18.0%)	$1,210 → $1,612 (+33.2%)

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

Salmon Creek

Population

20,95619,594

Median household income

$79,593$100,534

Median home value

$332,100$497,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$1,612

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
Under 5	7.1%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	11.1%	5.7%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.7%
75 and over	4.4%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	74.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	4.7%	8.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.4%
High school graduate	29.8%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
Drove alone	76.1%	66.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	2.7%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.4%	23.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
1-unit, detached	73.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.8%
20 or more units	7.1%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Battle Ground	Salmon Creek
Poverty rate	6.7%	6.9%
Average household size	2.93	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2002	1988