Central Park vs Elma

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

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

Elma has the higher population (3,452 vs 3,203 in Central Park). Central Park has the higher median household income ($97,273 vs $66,194 in Elma). Elma has the higher median home value ($379,200 vs $313,300 in Central Park).

Population, income & housing

	Central Park	Elma
Population	3,203	3,452
Median age	45.3 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$97,273	$66,194
Median home value	$313,300	$379,200
Median gross rent	$1,108	$987
Housing units	1,320	1,350
Homeownership rate	84.4%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Park	Elma
Population	3,205 → 3,203 (-0.1%)	3,277 → 3,452 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$77,522 → $97,273 (+25.5%)	$46,228 → $66,194 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$222,000 → $313,300 (+41.1%)	$167,900 → $379,200 (+125.8%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,108 (+36.1%)	$608 → $987 (+62.3%)

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

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)

	Central Park	Elma
Under 5	4.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	12.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.5%
35 to 44	8.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.9%
55 to 64	23.0%	17.8%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.1%
75 and over	6.4%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Park	Elma
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	76.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.9%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	17.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Park	Elma
No high school diploma	6.3%	19.0%
High school graduate	31.6%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Park	Elma
Drove alone	86.3%	67.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	1.4%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.7%
Other means	0.5%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Park	Elma
1-unit, detached	87.5%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Park	Elma
Poverty rate	6.1%	30.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1966	1973