Battle Ground vs Washougal

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

Battle Ground and Washougal 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 16,945 in Washougal). Washougal has the higher median household income ($100,916 vs $100,185 in Battle Ground). Washougal has the higher median home value ($492,100 vs $452,000 in Battle Ground).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Ground	Washougal
Population	21,293	16,945
Median age	33.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,185	$100,916
Median home value	$452,000	$492,100
Median gross rent	$1,469	$1,592
Housing units	7,384	6,269
Homeownership rate	71.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Ground	Washougal
Population	20,406 → 21,293 (+4.3%)	15,769 → 16,945 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$75,208 → $100,185 (+33.2%)	$91,100 → $100,916 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$282,900 → $452,000 (+59.8%)	$325,500 → $492,100 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,245 → $1,469 (+18.0%)	$1,171 → $1,592 (+36.0%)

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

Washougal

Population

15,76916,945

Median household income

$91,100$100,916

Median home value

$325,500$492,100

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Ground	Washougal
Under 5	7.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	10.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	10.7%
75 and over	4.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Ground	Washougal
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	81.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Ground	Washougal
No high school diploma	5.8%	7.6%
High school graduate	29.8%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Ground	Washougal
Drove alone	76.1%	71.6%
Carpooled	7.4%	4.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	2.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	19.0%
Other means	1.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Ground	Washougal
1-unit, detached	73.9%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	4.2%
20 or more units	7.1%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	2.7%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Battle Ground	Washougal
Poverty rate	6.7%	12.6%
Average household size	2.93	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	2002	1997