Minnehaha vs Washougal

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

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

Washougal has the higher population (16,945 vs 12,080 in Minnehaha). Minnehaha has the higher median household income ($108,203 vs $100,916 in Washougal). Washougal has the higher median home value ($492,100 vs $421,200 in Minnehaha).

Population, income & housing

	Minnehaha	Washougal
Population	12,080	16,945
Median age	37.7 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$108,203	$100,916
Median home value	$421,200	$492,100
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,592
Housing units	4,818	6,269
Homeownership rate	74.3%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minnehaha	Washougal
Population	12,353 → 12,080 (-2.2%)	15,769 → 16,945 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$84,568 → $108,203 (+27.9%)	$91,100 → $100,916 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$282,000 → $421,200 (+49.4%)	$325,500 → $492,100 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,503 → $1,597 (+6.3%)	$1,171 → $1,592 (+36.0%)

Minnehaha

Population

12,35312,080

Median household income

$84,568$108,203

Median home value

$282,000$421,200

Median gross rent

$1,503$1,597

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)

	Minnehaha	Washougal
Under 5	4.8%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.2%	14.8%
35 to 44	16.9%	14.2%
45 to 54	11.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.7%
75 and over	5.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minnehaha	Washougal
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	81.4%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	4.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minnehaha	Washougal
No high school diploma	5.6%	7.6%
High school graduate	24.3%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minnehaha	Washougal
Drove alone	76.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	4.7%
Public transit	1.3%	0.9%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	19.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minnehaha	Washougal
1-unit, detached	75.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	6.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Minnehaha	Washougal
Poverty rate	4.2%	12.6%
Average household size	2.59	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1996	1997