George vs Royal City

A side-by-side comparison of George and Royal City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Royal City has the higher population (1,615 vs 1,136 in George). George has the higher median household income ($55,781 vs $49,417 in Royal City). Royal City has the higher median home value ($180,300 vs $167,000 in George).

Population, income & housing

	George	Royal City
Population	1,136	1,615
Median age	27.0 yrs	24.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,781	$49,417
Median home value	$167,000	$180,300
Median gross rent	$833	$756
Housing units	363	478
Homeownership rate	20.6%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.9%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	George	Royal City
Population	745 → 1,136 (+52.5%)	1,687 → 1,615 (-4.3%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $55,781 (+24.0%)	$38,315 → $49,417 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $167,000 (+33.6%)	$151,300 → $180,300 (+19.2%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $833 (+9.6%)	$689 → $756 (+9.7%)

George

Population

7451,136

Median household income

$45,000$55,781

Median home value

$125,000$167,000

Median gross rent

$760$833

Royal City

Population

1,6871,615

Median household income

$38,315$49,417

Median home value

$151,300$180,300

Median gross rent

$689$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	George	Royal City
Under 5	20.3%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.0%	29.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	16.2%
25 to 34	33.4%	7.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	19.2%
45 to 54	5.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	5.3%	4.7%
65 to 74	1.6%	2.4%
75 and over	2.3%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	George	Royal City
White (non-Hispanic)	6.3%	15.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
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	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	93.5%	83.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	George	Royal City
No high school diploma	44.8%	54.4%
High school graduate	27.1%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.9%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	George	Royal City
Drove alone	80.1%	78.6%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	7.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	8.4%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	George	Royal City
1-unit, detached	16.3%	39.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.1%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	6.7%
20 or more units	33.1%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	38.9%

Poverty & households

	George	Royal City
Poverty rate	8.5%	28.2%
Average household size	3.65	3.63
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1997	1990