Chehalis vs Napavine

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

Chehalis and Napavine 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 1,705 in Napavine). Napavine has the higher median household income ($89,063 vs $68,021 in Chehalis). Napavine has the higher median home value ($335,500 vs $330,800 in Chehalis).

Population, income & housing

	Chehalis	Napavine
Population	7,536	1,705
Median age	34.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,021	$89,063
Median home value	$330,800	$335,500
Median gross rent	$1,055	$1,250
Housing units	3,028	663
Homeownership rate	48.1%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chehalis	Napavine
Population	7,497 → 7,536 (+0.5%)	1,753 → 1,705 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$42,209 → $68,021 (+61.2%)	$53,945 → $89,063 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$182,000 → $330,800 (+81.8%)	$169,900 → $335,500 (+97.5%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,055 (+21.7%)	$1,063 → $1,250 (+17.6%)

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

Napavine

Population

1,7531,705

Median household income

$53,945$89,063

Median home value

$169,900$335,500

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,250

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chehalis	Napavine
Under 5	7.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	18.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.7%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	9.2%
65 to 74	7.4%	12.4%
75 and over	8.2%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chehalis	Napavine
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	83.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chehalis	Napavine
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.5%
High school graduate	30.0%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chehalis	Napavine
Drove alone	70.0%	91.8%
Carpooled	15.2%	2.6%
Public transit	0.7%	0.5%
Walked	5.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	3.1%
Other means	0.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chehalis	Napavine
1-unit, detached	60.6%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	1.4%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Chehalis	Napavine
Poverty rate	15.9%	6.5%
Average household size	2.52	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1963	1991