Ephrata vs Mattawa

A side-by-side comparison of Ephrata and Mattawa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ephrata has the higher population (8,493 vs 3,553 in Mattawa). Ephrata has the higher median household income ($70,321 vs $41,250 in Mattawa). Since 2019, Ephrata's population has grown faster (+5.2% vs -24.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Ephrata	Mattawa
Population	8,493	3,553
Median age	31.7 yrs	22.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,321	$41,250
Median home value	$240,000	—
Median gross rent	$993	$1,089
Housing units	3,220	1,025
Homeownership rate	64.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	0.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	13.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephrata	Mattawa
Population	8,072 → 8,493 (+5.2%)	4,715 → 3,553 (-24.6%)
Median household income	$54,587 → $70,321 (+28.8%)	$52,031 → $41,250 (-20.7%)
Median home value	$162,900 → $240,000 (+47.3%)	$108,100 → $32,400 (-70.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $993 (+42.7%)	$847 → $1,089 (+28.6%)

Ephrata

Population

8,0728,493

Median household income

$54,587$70,321

Median home value

$162,900$240,000

Median gross rent

$696$993

Mattawa

Population

4,7153,553

Median household income

$52,031$41,250

Median home value

$108,100$32,400

Median gross rent

$847$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephrata	Mattawa
Under 5	7.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	27.3%	27.7%
18 to 24	5.5%	20.3%
25 to 34	15.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.6%
55 to 64	7.2%	6.9%
65 to 74	7.9%	1.5%
75 and over	6.8%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephrata	Mattawa
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	99.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephrata	Mattawa
No high school diploma	7.0%	71.4%
High school graduate	34.1%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	7.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephrata	Mattawa
Drove alone	85.8%	67.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	20.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephrata	Mattawa
1-unit, detached	73.4%	17.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	9.4%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	58.0%

Poverty & households

	Ephrata	Mattawa
Poverty rate	16.1%	25.4%
Average household size	2.70	3.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1963	1995