Chehalis vs Fords Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Chehalis and Fords Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chehalis has the higher population (7,536 vs 1,762 in Fords Prairie). Chehalis has the higher median household income ($68,021 vs $55,556 in Fords Prairie). Chehalis has the higher median home value ($330,800 vs $297,400 in Fords Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
Population	7,536	1,762
Median age	34.1 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,021	$55,556
Median home value	$330,800	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,055	$1,196
Housing units	3,028	885
Homeownership rate	48.1%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
Population	7,497 → 7,536 (+0.5%)	2,662 → 1,762 (-33.8%)
Median household income	$42,209 → $68,021 (+61.2%)	$72,394 → $55,556 (-23.3%)
Median home value	$182,000 → $330,800 (+81.8%)	$213,600 → $297,400 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,055 (+21.7%)	$875 → $1,196 (+36.7%)

Chehalis

Population

7,4977,536

Median household income

$42,209$68,021

Median home value

$182,000$330,800

Median gross rent

$867$1,055

Fords Prairie

Population

2,6621,762

Median household income

$72,394$55,556

Median home value

$213,600$297,400

Median gross rent

$875$1,196

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
Under 5	7.4%	1.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	11.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	6.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	9.9%	28.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.2%
75 and over	8.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	85.1%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
No high school diploma	9.6%	1.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
Drove alone	70.0%	83.5%
Carpooled	15.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	6.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	3.1%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
1-unit, detached	60.6%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Chehalis	Fords Prairie
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1963	1977