Fords Prairie vs Mossyrock

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

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

Fords Prairie has the higher population (1,762 vs 980 in Mossyrock). Fords Prairie has the higher median household income ($55,556 vs $43,281 in Mossyrock). Fords Prairie has the higher median home value ($297,400 vs $196,700 in Mossyrock).

Population, income & housing

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
Population	1,762	980
Median age	52.9 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,556	$43,281
Median home value	$297,400	$196,700
Median gross rent	$1,196	$871
Housing units	885	357
Homeownership rate	77.9%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
Population	2,662 → 1,762 (-33.8%)	684 → 980 (+43.3%)
Median household income	$72,394 → $55,556 (-23.3%)	$31,438 → $43,281 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $297,400 (+39.2%)	$86,200 → $196,700 (+128.2%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,196 (+36.7%)	$666 → $871 (+30.8%)

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

Mossyrock

Population

684980

Median household income

$31,438$43,281

Median home value

$86,200$196,700

Median gross rent

$666$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
Under 5	1.8%	6.5%
5 to 17	11.0%	32.9%
18 to 24	5.7%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	10.3%
35 to 44	6.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	28.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.2%	9.1%
75 and over	7.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	53.3%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	3.3%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
No high school diploma	1.7%	26.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
Drove alone	83.5%	87.1%
Carpooled	6.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
1-unit, detached	61.7%	53.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	34.7%

Poverty & households

	Fords Prairie	Mossyrock
Poverty rate	14.2%	24.3%
Average household size	2.03	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1977	1974