Aberdeen vs Elma

A side-by-side comparison of Aberdeen and Elma: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Aberdeen has the higher population (17,040 vs 3,452 in Elma). Elma has the higher median household income ($66,194 vs $52,181 in Aberdeen). Elma has the higher median home value ($379,200 vs $225,100 in Aberdeen).

Population, income & housing

	Aberdeen	Elma
Population	17,040	3,452
Median age	36.9 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,181	$66,194
Median home value	$225,100	$379,200
Median gross rent	$1,024	$987
Housing units	7,051	1,350
Homeownership rate	57.1%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aberdeen	Elma
Population	16,456 → 17,040 (+3.5%)	3,277 → 3,452 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$44,444 → $52,181 (+17.4%)	$46,228 → $66,194 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$124,300 → $225,100 (+81.1%)	$167,900 → $379,200 (+125.8%)
Median gross rent	$754 → $1,024 (+35.8%)	$608 → $987 (+62.3%)

Aberdeen

Population

16,45617,040

Median household income

$44,444$52,181

Median home value

$124,300$225,100

Median gross rent

$754$1,024

Elma

Population

3,2773,452

Median household income

$46,228$66,194

Median home value

$167,900$379,200

Median gross rent

$608$987

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aberdeen	Elma
Under 5	6.0%	7.8%
5 to 17	20.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.1%
75 and over	7.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aberdeen	Elma
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	76.7%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aberdeen	Elma
No high school diploma	14.6%	19.0%
High school graduate	35.7%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	35.0%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aberdeen	Elma
Drove alone	76.6%	67.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	13.9%
Public transit	2.2%	2.1%
Walked	2.1%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.7%
Other means	2.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aberdeen	Elma
1-unit, detached	69.6%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.8%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Aberdeen	Elma
Poverty rate	22.2%	30.0%
Average household size	2.63	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1950	1973