Elma vs Westport

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

Elma and Westport 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 2,164 in Westport). Elma has the higher median household income ($66,194 vs $52,407 in Westport). Elma has the higher median home value ($379,200 vs $228,800 in Westport).

Population, income & housing

	Elma	Westport
Population	3,452	2,164
Median age	42.6 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,194	$52,407
Median home value	$379,200	$228,800
Median gross rent	$987	$752
Housing units	1,350	1,720
Homeownership rate	62.8%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elma	Westport
Population	3,277 → 3,452 (+5.3%)	1,817 → 2,164 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$46,228 → $66,194 (+43.2%)	$42,439 → $52,407 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$167,900 → $379,200 (+125.8%)	$188,900 → $228,800 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $987 (+62.3%)	$772 → $752 (-2.6%)

Elma

Population

3,2773,452

Median household income

$46,228$66,194

Median home value

$167,900$379,200

Median gross rent

$608$987

Westport

Population

1,8172,164

Median household income

$42,439$52,407

Median home value

$188,900$228,800

Median gross rent

$772$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elma	Westport
Under 5	7.8%	7.2%
5 to 17	12.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.6%
25 to 34	12.5%	18.4%
35 to 44	11.9%	4.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	19.8%
75 and over	7.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elma	Westport
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.2%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elma	Westport
No high school diploma	19.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	33.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elma	Westport
Drove alone	67.4%	45.5%
Carpooled	13.9%	12.7%
Public transit	2.1%	20.6%
Walked	5.0%	9.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.2%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.9%
Other means	2.1%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elma	Westport
1-unit, detached	64.5%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	4.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Elma	Westport
Poverty rate	30.0%	11.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	28	12
Median year structure built	1973	1976