Central Park vs Cosmopolis

A side-by-side comparison of Central Park and Cosmopolis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central Park has the higher population (3,203 vs 2,301 in Cosmopolis). Central Park has the higher median household income ($97,273 vs $80,132 in Cosmopolis). Central Park has the higher median home value ($313,300 vs $280,700 in Cosmopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
Population	3,203	2,301
Median age	45.3 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$97,273	$80,132
Median home value	$313,300	$280,700
Median gross rent	$1,108	$913
Housing units	1,320	895
Homeownership rate	84.4%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
Population	3,205 → 3,203 (-0.1%)	1,610 → 2,301 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$77,522 → $97,273 (+25.5%)	$56,979 → $80,132 (+40.6%)
Median home value	$222,000 → $313,300 (+41.1%)	$165,300 → $280,700 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,108 (+36.1%)	$864 → $913 (+5.7%)

Central Park

Population

3,2053,203

Median household income

$77,522$97,273

Median home value

$222,000$313,300

Median gross rent

$814$1,108

Cosmopolis

Population

1,6102,301

Median household income

$56,979$80,132

Median home value

$165,300$280,700

Median gross rent

$864$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
Under 5	4.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	17.0%	23.9%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.0%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.8%
55 to 64	23.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	5.4%
75 and over	6.4%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.9%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	10.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
No high school diploma	6.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	31.6%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
Drove alone	86.3%	88.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	1.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	1.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
1-unit, detached	87.5%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Central Park	Cosmopolis
Poverty rate	6.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.67	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1966	1968