Cosmopolis vs McCleary

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

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

Cosmopolis has the higher population (2,301 vs 2,262 in McCleary). Cosmopolis has the higher median household income ($80,132 vs $75,652 in McCleary). McCleary has the higher median home value ($327,100 vs $280,700 in Cosmopolis).

Population, income & housing

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
Population	2,301	2,262
Median age	40.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,132	$75,652
Median home value	$280,700	$327,100
Median gross rent	$913	$993
Housing units	895	1,039
Homeownership rate	80.6%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
Population	1,610 → 2,301 (+42.9%)	2,061 → 2,262 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$56,979 → $80,132 (+40.6%)	$48,953 → $75,652 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$165,300 → $280,700 (+69.8%)	$164,700 → $327,100 (+98.6%)
Median gross rent	$864 → $913 (+5.7%)	$955 → $993 (+4.0%)

Cosmopolis

Population

1,6102,301

Median household income

$56,979$80,132

Median home value

$165,300$280,700

Median gross rent

$864$913

McCleary

Population

2,0612,262

Median household income

$48,953$75,652

Median home value

$164,700$327,100

Median gross rent

$955$993

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
Under 5	3.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	17.7%
35 to 44	11.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	15.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	15.1%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.7%
75 and over	10.2%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	2.1%
Asian	5.3%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.3%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
No high school diploma	8.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	25.4%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	44.5%	42.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
Drove alone	88.4%	68.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	10.7%
Public transit	0.7%	1.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
1-unit, detached	85.8%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Cosmopolis	McCleary
Poverty rate	6.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.96	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	21	33
Median year structure built	1968	1977