Battle Ground vs Vancouver

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

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

Vancouver has the higher population (192,696 vs 21,293 in Battle Ground). Battle Ground has the higher median household income ($100,185 vs $78,156 in Vancouver). Battle Ground has the higher median home value ($452,000 vs $440,300 in Vancouver).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
Population	21,293	192,696
Median age	33.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$100,185	$78,156
Median home value	$452,000	$440,300
Median gross rent	$1,469	$1,632
Housing units	7,384	83,450
Homeownership rate	71.3%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	31.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
Population	20,406 → 21,293 (+4.3%)	180,556 → 192,696 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$75,208 → $100,185 (+33.2%)	$61,714 → $78,156 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$282,900 → $452,000 (+59.8%)	$286,500 → $440,300 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,245 → $1,469 (+18.0%)	$1,219 → $1,632 (+33.9%)

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

Vancouver

Population

180,556192,696

Median household income

$61,714$78,156

Median home value

$286,500$440,300

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,632

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
Under 5	7.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.0%
25 to 34	13.3%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.2%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.4%
75 and over	4.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	65.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	1.2%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.7%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
No high school diploma	5.8%	8.9%
High school graduate	29.8%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
Drove alone	76.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	9.5%
Public transit	0.3%	1.8%
Walked	2.7%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	12.4%	15.2%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
1-unit, detached	73.9%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	12.6%
20 or more units	7.1%	16.9%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Battle Ground	Vancouver
Poverty rate	6.7%	11.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2002	1987