Chehalis vs Morton

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

Chehalis and Morton 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 1,142 in Morton). Chehalis has the higher median household income ($68,021 vs $48,684 in Morton). Chehalis has the higher median home value ($330,800 vs $274,700 in Morton).

Population, income & housing

	Chehalis	Morton
Population	7,536	1,142
Median age	34.1 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$68,021	$48,684
Median home value	$330,800	$274,700
Median gross rent	$1,055	$931
Housing units	3,028	566
Homeownership rate	48.1%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	14.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chehalis	Morton
Population	7,497 → 7,536 (+0.5%)	1,013 → 1,142 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$42,209 → $68,021 (+61.2%)	$41,154 → $48,684 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$182,000 → $330,800 (+81.8%)	$156,000 → $274,700 (+76.1%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,055 (+21.7%)	$729 → $931 (+27.7%)

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

Morton

Population

1,0131,142

Median household income

$41,154$48,684

Median home value

$156,000$274,700

Median gross rent

$729$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chehalis	Morton
Under 5	7.4%	2.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.2%	5.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	7.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	25.1%
65 to 74	7.4%	17.4%
75 and over	8.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chehalis	Morton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.6%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chehalis	Morton
No high school diploma	9.6%	13.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chehalis	Morton
Drove alone	70.0%	52.5%
Carpooled	15.2%	18.5%
Public transit	0.7%	2.7%
Walked	5.4%	18.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	7.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chehalis	Morton
1-unit, detached	60.6%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	3.4%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	8.8%

Poverty & households

	Chehalis	Morton
Poverty rate	15.9%	15.4%
Average household size	2.52	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1963	1959