Salmon Creek vs Washougal

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

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

Salmon Creek has the higher population (19,594 vs 16,945 in Washougal). Washougal has the higher median household income ($100,916 vs $100,534 in Salmon Creek). Salmon Creek has the higher median home value ($497,000 vs $492,100 in Washougal).

Population, income & housing

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
Population	19,594	16,945
Median age	43.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,534	$100,916
Median home value	$497,000	$492,100
Median gross rent	$1,612	$1,592
Housing units	8,018	6,269
Homeownership rate	76.4%	73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	28.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
Population	20,956 → 19,594 (-6.5%)	15,769 → 16,945 (+7.5%)
Median household income	$79,593 → $100,534 (+26.3%)	$91,100 → $100,916 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$332,100 → $497,000 (+49.7%)	$325,500 → $492,100 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $1,612 (+33.2%)	$1,171 → $1,592 (+36.0%)

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

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)

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
Under 5	7.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	12.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.7%
75 and over	9.6%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	3.3%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	8.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.9%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
No high school diploma	5.4%	7.6%
High school graduate	20.8%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.3%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
Drove alone	66.7%	71.6%
Carpooled	3.5%	4.7%
Public transit	0.6%	0.9%
Walked	3.3%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	19.0%
Other means	1.4%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
1-unit, detached	75.6%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	4.2%
20 or more units	5.3%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Salmon Creek	Washougal
Poverty rate	6.9%	12.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1988	1997