Morton vs Vader

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

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

Morton has the higher population (1,142 vs 813 in Vader). Vader has the higher median household income ($50,598 vs $48,684 in Morton). Vader has the higher median home value ($276,900 vs $274,700 in Morton).

Population, income & housing

	Morton	Vader
Population	1,142	813
Median age	51.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,684	$50,598
Median home value	$274,700	$276,900
Median gross rent	$931	$1,325
Housing units	566	300
Homeownership rate	76.6%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	14.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Morton	Vader
Population	1,013 → 1,142 (+12.7%)	880 → 813 (-7.6%)
Median household income	$41,154 → $48,684 (+18.3%)	$46,042 → $50,598 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$156,000 → $274,700 (+76.1%)	$152,200 → $276,900 (+81.9%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $931 (+27.7%)	$1,023 → $1,325 (+29.5%)

Morton

Population

1,0131,142

Median household income

$41,154$48,684

Median home value

$156,000$274,700

Median gross rent

$729$931

Vader

Population

880813

Median household income

$46,042$50,598

Median home value

$152,200$276,900

Median gross rent

$1,023$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Morton	Vader
Under 5	2.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	11.3%
25 to 34	7.9%	19.7%
35 to 44	13.3%	6.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	25.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	17.4%	10.7%
75 and over	5.3%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Morton	Vader
White (non-Hispanic)	85.0%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Morton	Vader
No high school diploma	13.1%	8.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Morton	Vader
Drove alone	52.5%	81.1%
Carpooled	18.5%	8.6%
Public transit	2.7%	0.0%
Walked	18.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Morton	Vader
1-unit, detached	84.6%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	3.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Morton	Vader
Poverty rate	15.4%	29.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	37
Median year structure built	1959	1983