Hazel Dell vs Washougal

A side-by-side comparison of Hazel Dell and Washougal: population, income, housing, and more.

Hazel Dell and Washougal are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hazel Dell has the higher population (23,086 vs 16,945 in Washougal). Washougal has the higher median household income ($100,916 vs $78,958 in Hazel Dell). Washougal has the higher median home value ($492,100 vs $424,500 in Hazel Dell).

Population, income & housing

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
Population	23,086	16,945
Median age	37.8 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$78,958	$100,916
Median home value	$424,500	$492,100
Median gross rent	$1,665	$1,592
Housing units	9,846	6,269
Homeownership rate	55.9%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.6%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
Population	21,196 → 23,086 (+8.9%)	15,769 → 16,945 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$61,520 → $78,958 (+28.3%)	$91,100 → $100,916 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$279,700 → $424,500 (+51.8%)	$325,500 → $492,100 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,200 → $1,665 (+38.8%)	$1,171 → $1,592 (+36.0%)

Hazel Dell

Population

21,19623,086

Median household income

$61,520$78,958

Median home value

$279,700$424,500

Median gross rent

$1,200$1,665

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)

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
Under 5	5.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	14.6%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	17.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.8%	10.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.7%
75 and over	6.2%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	81.4%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	5.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
No high school diploma	7.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	26.7%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.0%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
Drove alone	69.6%	71.6%
Carpooled	9.9%	4.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.1%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	19.0%
Other means	0.2%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
1-unit, detached	51.5%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	11.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	12.7%	4.2%
20 or more units	11.6%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Hazel Dell	Washougal
Poverty rate	11.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1988	1997