Fords Prairie vs Winlock

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

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

Winlock has the higher population (1,951 vs 1,762 in Fords Prairie). Winlock has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $55,556 in Fords Prairie). Winlock has the higher median home value ($314,100 vs $297,400 in Fords Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
Population	1,762	1,951
Median age	52.9 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$55,556	$68,750
Median home value	$297,400	$314,100
Median gross rent	$1,196	$1,120
Housing units	885	675
Homeownership rate	77.9%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
Population	2,662 → 1,762 (-33.8%)	1,791 → 1,951 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$72,394 → $55,556 (-23.3%)	$50,240 → $68,750 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$213,600 → $297,400 (+39.2%)	$139,900 → $314,100 (+124.5%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $1,196 (+36.7%)	$1,018 → $1,120 (+10.0%)

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

Winlock

Population

1,7911,951

Median household income

$50,240$68,750

Median home value

$139,900$314,100

Median gross rent

$1,018$1,120

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
Under 5	1.8%	9.1%
5 to 17	11.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	13.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	6.1%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	5.8%
55 to 64	28.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.2%	8.7%
75 and over	7.9%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
White (non-Hispanic)	85.1%	64.9%
Black or African American	0.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	3.3%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	2.5%
Two or more races	2.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
No high school diploma	1.7%	8.3%
High school graduate	21.1%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
Drove alone	83.5%	67.8%
Carpooled	6.5%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	8.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
1-unit, detached	61.7%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Fords Prairie	Winlock
Poverty rate	14.2%	17.6%
Average household size	2.03	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	31
Median year structure built	1977	1972