Roslyn vs South Cle Elum

A side-by-side comparison of Roslyn and South Cle Elum: population, income, housing, and more.

Roslyn and South Cle Elum are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roslyn has the higher population (884 vs 707 in South Cle Elum). Roslyn has the higher median household income ($82,386 vs $60,268 in South Cle Elum). Roslyn has the higher median home value ($464,100 vs $375,000 in South Cle Elum).

Population, income & housing

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
Population	884	707
Median age	43.8 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,386	$60,268
Median home value	$464,100	$375,000
Median gross rent	$1,639	$1,193
Housing units	638	348
Homeownership rate	70.1%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	24.9%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
Population	539 → 884 (+64.0%)	653 → 707 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$44,886 → $82,386 (+83.5%)	$58,571 → $60,268 (+2.9%)
Median home value	$302,900 → $464,100 (+53.2%)	$190,500 → $375,000 (+96.9%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,639 (+76.2%)	$1,111 → $1,193 (+7.4%)

Roslyn

Population

539884

Median household income

$44,886$82,386

Median home value

$302,900$464,100

Median gross rent

$930$1,639

South Cle Elum

Population

653707

Median household income

$58,571$60,268

Median home value

$190,500$375,000

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,193

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
Under 5	1.9%	15.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	6.2%
18 to 24	1.2%	11.6%
25 to 34	17.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	19.0%	5.9%
45 to 54	17.2%	5.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	20.2%
65 to 74	11.3%	9.5%
75 and over	2.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	13.3%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
No high school diploma	3.8%	11.6%
High school graduate	34.8%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	31.2%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
Drove alone	77.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	3.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	8.6%
Other means	3.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
1-unit, detached	93.7%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	3.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Roslyn	South Cle Elum
Poverty rate	5.2%	32.0%
Average household size	2.10	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1938	1962