Coulee City vs Schwana

A side-by-side comparison of Coulee City and Schwana: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coulee City has the higher population (507 vs 352 in Schwana). Schwana has the higher median household income ($90,592 vs $49,135 in Coulee City). Since 2019, Coulee City's population has grown faster (-5.1% vs -47.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Coulee City	Schwana
Population	507	352
Median age	65.8 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,135	$90,592
Median home value	$161,700	—
Median gross rent	$739	—
Housing units	345	120
Homeownership rate	78.0%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coulee City	Schwana
Population	534 → 507 (-5.1%)	669 → 352 (-47.4%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $49,135 (+8.6%)	$66,410 → $90,592 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$129,600 → $161,700 (+24.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$443 → $739 (+66.8%)	—

Coulee City

Population

534507

Median household income

$45,250$49,135

Median home value

$129,600$161,700

Median gross rent

$443$739

Schwana

Population

669352

Median household income

$66,410$90,592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coulee City	Schwana
Under 5	2.4%	9.4%
5 to 17	4.1%	19.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	16.2%
25 to 34	10.1%	16.8%
35 to 44	2.0%	9.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	3.1%
55 to 64	12.4%	25.3%
65 to 74	28.8%	0.0%
75 and over	24.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coulee City	Schwana
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	34.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	65.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coulee City	Schwana
No high school diploma	17.8%	32.0%
High school graduate	38.9%	53.6%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	14.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coulee City	Schwana
Drove alone	82.4%	76.1%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	17.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coulee City	Schwana
1-unit, detached	86.4%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.7%	59.2%

Poverty & households

	Coulee City	Schwana
Poverty rate	16.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.03	4.40
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1938	1972