Fords Prairie vs Napavine

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

Fords Prairie and Napavine 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 1,705 in Napavine). Napavine has the higher median household income ($89,063 vs $55,556 in Fords Prairie). Napavine has the higher median home value ($335,500 vs $297,400 in Fords Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
Population	1,762	1,705
Median age	52.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,556	$89,063
Median home value	$297,400	$335,500
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,250
Housing units	885	663
Homeownership rate	77.9%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
Population	2,662 → 1,762 (-33.8%)	1,753 → 1,705 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$72,394 → $55,556 (-23.3%)	$53,945 → $89,063 (+65.1%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $297,400 (+39.2%)	$169,900 → $335,500 (+97.5%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,196 (+36.7%)	$1,063 → $1,250 (+17.6%)

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

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)

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
Under 5	1.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	11.0%	17.1%
18 to 24	5.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	6.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	28.6%	9.2%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.4%
75 and over	7.9%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	3.3%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
No high school diploma	1.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	21.1%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
Drove alone	83.5%	91.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	6.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	3.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
1-unit, detached	61.7%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Fords Prairie	Napavine
Poverty rate	14.2%	6.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	19	33
Median year structure built	1977	1991