Mattawa vs Moses Lake North

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

Mattawa 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.

Moses Lake North has the higher population (4,693 vs 3,553 in Mattawa). Moses Lake North has the higher median household income ($59,825 vs $41,250 in Mattawa). Since 2019, Moses Lake North's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -24.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
Population	3,553	4,693
Median age	22.5 yrs	29.0 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$59,825
Median home value	—	$218,300
Median gross rent	$1,089	$1,044
Housing units	1,025	1,413
Homeownership rate	28.2%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.7%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
Population	4,715 → 3,553 (-24.6%)	4,526 → 4,693 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$52,031 → $41,250 (-20.7%)	$36,761 → $59,825 (+62.7%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $32,400 (-70.0%)	$118,400 → $218,300 (+84.4%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $1,089 (+28.6%)	$739 → $1,044 (+41.3%)

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 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)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
Under 5	8.9%	14.3%
5 to 17	27.7%	15.9%
18 to 24	20.3%	13.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	17.2%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	6.9%	11.1%
65 to 74	1.5%	9.9%
75 and over	2.6%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	52.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.2%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	99.9%	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
No high school diploma	71.4%	18.0%
High school graduate	21.0%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	7.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
Drove alone	67.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	20.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	4.4%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	14.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
1-unit, detached	17.0%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	25.4%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	58.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Mattawa	Moses Lake North
Poverty rate	25.4%	27.2%
Average household size	3.83	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	18
Median year structure built	1995	1958