Ephrata vs Quincy

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

Ephrata and Quincy 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 7,922 in Quincy). Quincy has the higher median household income ($79,973 vs $70,321 in Ephrata). Quincy has the higher median home value ($283,900 vs $240,000 in Ephrata).

Population, income & housing

	Ephrata	Quincy
Population	8,493	7,922
Median age	31.7 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,321	$79,973
Median home value	$240,000	$283,900
Median gross rent	$993	$1,129
Housing units	3,220	2,517
Homeownership rate	64.9%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ephrata	Quincy
Population	8,072 → 8,493 (+5.2%)	7,646 → 7,922 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$54,587 → $70,321 (+28.8%)	$58,919 → $79,973 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$162,900 → $240,000 (+47.3%)	$153,500 → $283,900 (+85.0%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $993 (+42.7%)	$775 → $1,129 (+45.7%)

Ephrata

Population

8,0728,493

Median household income

$54,587$70,321

Median home value

$162,900$240,000

Median gross rent

$696$993

Quincy

Population

7,6467,922

Median household income

$58,919$79,973

Median home value

$153,500$283,900

Median gross rent

$775$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ephrata	Quincy
Under 5	7.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	27.3%	24.3%
18 to 24	5.5%	11.2%
25 to 34	15.7%	17.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	9.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	7.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	4.8%
75 and over	6.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ephrata	Quincy
White (non-Hispanic)	65.4%	18.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	28.3%	77.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ephrata	Quincy
No high school diploma	7.0%	31.1%
High school graduate	34.1%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ephrata	Quincy
Drove alone	85.8%	81.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	0.6%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.3%
Worked from home	4.2%	1.0%
Other means	1.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ephrata	Quincy
1-unit, detached	73.4%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	6.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.5%
20 or more units	9.4%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Ephrata	Quincy
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.1%
Average household size	2.70	3.15
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1963	1977