Pasco vs West Pasco

A side-by-side comparison of Pasco and West Pasco: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pasco has the higher population (78,446 vs 1,157 in West Pasco). West Pasco has the higher median household income ($129,224 vs $81,130 in Pasco). West Pasco has the higher median home value ($443,500 vs $344,700 in Pasco).

Population, income & housing

	Pasco	West Pasco
Population	78,446	1,157
Median age	30.2 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,130	$129,224
Median home value	$344,700	$443,500
Median gross rent	$1,201	—
Housing units	24,980	536
Homeownership rate	69.3%	91.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pasco	West Pasco
Population	72,899 → 78,446 (+7.6%)	1,731 → 1,157 (-33.2%)
Median household income	$62,775 → $81,130 (+29.2%)	$105,104 → $129,224 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$199,400 → $344,700 (+72.9%)	$306,300 → $443,500 (+44.8%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $1,201 (+30.3%)	—

Pasco

Population

72,89978,446

Median household income

$62,775$81,130

Median home value

$199,400$344,700

Median gross rent

$922$1,201

West Pasco

Population

1,7311,157

Median household income

$105,104$129,224

Median home value

$306,300$443,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pasco	West Pasco
Under 5	8.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	23.9%	20.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	2.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	21.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	17.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	6.8%
75 and over	3.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pasco	West Pasco
White (non-Hispanic)	35.0%	70.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	57.2%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pasco	West Pasco
No high school diploma	24.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	26.3%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pasco	West Pasco
Drove alone	77.4%	92.3%
Carpooled	13.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	1.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pasco	West Pasco
1-unit, detached	73.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Pasco	West Pasco
Poverty rate	12.6%	19.5%
Average household size	3.25	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	2000	1989