Castle Rock vs Ryderwood

A side-by-side comparison of Castle Rock and Ryderwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Castle Rock has the higher population (2,298 vs 367 in Ryderwood). Castle Rock has the higher median household income ($65,272 vs $36,579 in Ryderwood). Castle Rock has the higher median home value ($301,000 vs $196,800 in Ryderwood).

Population, income & housing

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
Population	2,298	367
Median age	31.1 yrs	75.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,272	$36,579
Median home value	$301,000	$196,800
Median gross rent	$1,326	—
Housing units	933	218
Homeownership rate	62.0%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
Population	3,153 → 2,298 (-27.1%)	503 → 367 (-27.0%)
Median household income	$50,573 → $65,272 (+29.1%)	$36,341 → $36,579 (+0.7%)
Median home value	$165,400 → $301,000 (+82.0%)	$128,800 → $196,800 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$795 → $1,326 (+66.8%)	—

Castle Rock

Population

3,1532,298

Median household income

$50,573$65,272

Median home value

$165,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$795$1,326

Ryderwood

Population

503367

Median household income

$36,341$36,579

Median home value

$128,800$196,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
Under 5	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.8%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.3%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	0.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	6.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	42.5%
75 and over	8.0%	51.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.0%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
No high school diploma	9.6%	20.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	15.8%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
Drove alone	87.7%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
1-unit, detached	73.1%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Castle Rock	Ryderwood
Poverty rate	6.5%	6.0%
Average household size	2.61	1.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1971	1943