Ephrata vs Moses Lake

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

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

Moses Lake has the higher population (25,594 vs 8,493 in Ephrata). Moses Lake has the higher median household income ($71,854 vs $70,321 in Ephrata). Moses Lake has the higher median home value ($278,100 vs $240,000 in Ephrata).

Population, income & housing

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
Population	8,493	25,594
Median age	31.7 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,321	$71,854
Median home value	$240,000	$278,100
Median gross rent	$993	$1,203
Housing units	3,220	10,373
Homeownership rate	64.9%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
Population	8,072 → 8,493 (+5.2%)	23,056 → 25,594 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$54,587 → $70,321 (+28.8%)	$51,272 → $71,854 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$162,900 → $240,000 (+47.3%)	$164,700 → $278,100 (+68.9%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $993 (+42.7%)	$898 → $1,203 (+34.0%)

Ephrata

Population

8,0728,493

Median household income

$54,587$70,321

Median home value

$162,900$240,000

Median gross rent

$696$993

Moses Lake

Population

23,05625,594

Median household income

$51,272$71,854

Median home value

$164,700$278,100

Median gross rent

$898$1,203

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
Under 5	7.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	27.3%	21.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	5.9%
75 and over	6.8%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	51.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
No high school diploma	7.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	34.1%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
Drove alone	85.8%	81.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	11.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	5.4%
Other means	1.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
1-unit, detached	73.4%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	8.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Ephrata	Moses Lake
Poverty rate	16.1%	15.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1963	1992