Mattawa vs Moses Lake

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

Mattawa 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 3,553 in Mattawa). Moses Lake has the higher median household income ($71,854 vs $41,250 in Mattawa). Since 2019, Moses Lake's population has grown faster (+11.0% vs -24.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
Population	3,553	25,594
Median age	22.5 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$71,854
Median home value	—	$278,100
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,203
Housing units	1,025	10,373
Homeownership rate	28.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.7%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
Population	4,715 → 3,553 (-24.6%)	23,056 → 25,594 (+11.0%)
Median household income	$52,031 → $41,250 (-20.7%)	$51,272 → $71,854 (+40.1%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $32,400 (-70.0%)	$164,700 → $278,100 (+68.9%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,089 (+28.6%)	$898 → $1,203 (+34.0%)

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

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)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
Under 5	8.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	27.7%	21.9%
18 to 24	20.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	11.9%	15.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	6.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	1.5%	5.9%
75 and over	2.6%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	51.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	99.9%	37.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
No high school diploma	71.4%	11.6%
High school graduate	21.0%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	7.0%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
Drove alone	67.1%	81.0%
Carpooled	20.8%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
1-unit, detached	17.0%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	8.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	12.3%
Mobile home & other	58.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Mattawa	Moses Lake
Poverty rate	25.4%	15.4%
Average household size	3.83	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1995	1992