Ephrata vs Moses Lake North

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

Ephrata and Moses Lake North 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 4,693 in Moses Lake North). Ephrata has the higher median household income ($70,321 vs $59,825 in Moses Lake North). Ephrata has the higher median home value ($240,000 vs $218,300 in Moses Lake North).

Population, income & housing

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
Population	8,493	4,693
Median age	31.7 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$70,321	$59,825
Median home value	$240,000	$218,300
Median gross rent	$993	$1,044
Housing units	3,220	1,413
Homeownership rate	64.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
Population	8,072 → 8,493 (+5.2%)	4,526 → 4,693 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$54,587 → $70,321 (+28.8%)	$36,761 → $59,825 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$162,900 → $240,000 (+47.3%)	$118,400 → $218,300 (+84.4%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $993 (+42.7%)	$739 → $1,044 (+41.3%)

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 North

Population

4,5264,693

Median household income

$36,761$59,825

Median home value

$118,400$218,300

Median gross rent

$739$1,044

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
Under 5	7.7%	14.3%
5 to 17	27.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	13.5%
25 to 34	15.7%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.9%
75 and over	6.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
No high school diploma	7.0%	18.0%
High school graduate	34.1%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
Drove alone	85.8%	68.8%
Carpooled	7.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.3%	1.6%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	14.7%
Other means	1.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
1-unit, detached	73.4%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	9.4%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Ephrata	Moses Lake North
Poverty rate	16.1%	27.2%
Average household size	2.70	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	21	18
Median year structure built	1963	1958