Enumclaw vs Vashon

A side-by-side comparison of Enumclaw and Vashon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Enumclaw has the higher population (12,663 vs 10,424 in Vashon). Enumclaw has the higher median household income ($116,563 vs $115,750 in Vashon). Vashon has the higher median home value ($717,700 vs $498,700 in Enumclaw).

Population, income & housing

	Enumclaw	Vashon
Population	12,663	10,424
Median age	38.9 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$116,563	$115,750
Median home value	$498,700	$717,700
Median gross rent	$1,672	$1,444
Housing units	5,463	5,616
Homeownership rate	73.3%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.0%	51.9%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Enumclaw	Vashon
Population	11,879 → 12,663 (+6.6%)	10,291 → 10,424 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$61,010 → $116,563 (+91.1%)	$78,966 → $115,750 (+46.6%)
Median home value	$299,000 → $498,700 (+66.8%)	$524,200 → $717,700 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,672 (+45.4%)	$1,126 → $1,444 (+28.2%)

Enumclaw

Population

11,87912,663

Median household income

$61,010$116,563

Median home value

$299,000$498,700

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,672

Vashon

Population

10,29110,424

Median household income

$78,966$115,750

Median home value

$524,200$717,700

Median gross rent

$1,126$1,444

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Enumclaw	Vashon
Under 5	8.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	17.5%
75 and over	7.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Enumclaw	Vashon
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	1.6%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	1.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.3%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Enumclaw	Vashon
No high school diploma	5.1%	1.6%
High school graduate	32.6%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Enumclaw	Vashon
Drove alone	74.2%	44.1%
Carpooled	8.4%	6.5%
Public transit	1.2%	5.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.9%
Worked from home	11.9%	40.1%
Other means	2.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Enumclaw	Vashon
1-unit, detached	66.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	3.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Enumclaw	Vashon
Poverty rate	8.3%	9.3%
Average household size	2.47	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1986	1974