Packwood vs Pe Ell

A side-by-side comparison of Packwood and Pe Ell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pe Ell has the higher population (520 vs 118 in Packwood). Packwood has the higher median home value ($277,700 vs $196,600 in Pe Ell). Since 2019, Pe Ell's population has grown faster (-6.3% vs -62.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Packwood	Pe Ell
Population	118	520
Median age	63.6 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,625
Median home value	$277,700	$196,600
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	173	266
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Packwood	Pe Ell
Population	315 → 118 (-62.5%)	555 → 520 (-6.3%)
Median household income	$32,115 → $35,250 (+9.8%)	$61,250 → $59,625 (-2.7%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $277,700 (+74.2%)	$128,600 → $196,600 (+52.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$628 → $875 (+39.3%)

Packwood

Population

315118

Median household income

$32,115$35,250

Median home value

$159,400$277,700

Pe Ell

Population

555520

Median household income

$61,250$59,625

Median home value

$128,600$196,600

Median gross rent

$628$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Packwood	Pe Ell
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	10.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	69.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	30.5%	19.4%
75 and over	0.0%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Packwood	Pe Ell
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	25.4%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Packwood	Pe Ell
No high school diploma	5.9%	8.5%
High school graduate	57.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Packwood	Pe Ell
Drove alone	45.5%	80.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	54.5%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Packwood	Pe Ell
1-unit, detached	79.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.8%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Packwood	Pe Ell
Poverty rate	11.9%	15.4%
Average household size	1.62	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	—	32
Median year structure built	1983	1971