Harrington vs Sprague

A side-by-side comparison of Harrington and Sprague: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sprague has the higher population (619 vs 446 in Harrington). Sprague has the higher median household income ($66,500 vs $38,258 in Harrington). Harrington has the higher median home value ($242,600 vs $112,500 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	Harrington	Sprague
Population	446	619
Median age	42.8 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$38,258	$66,500
Median home value	$242,600	$112,500
Median gross rent	$1,034	$800
Housing units	228	281
Homeownership rate	70.6%	87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrington	Sprague
Population	409 → 446 (+9.0%)	484 → 619 (+27.9%)
Median household income	$31,964 → $38,258 (+19.7%)	$40,104 → $66,500 (+65.8%)
Median home value	$85,500 → $242,600 (+183.7%)	$87,400 → $112,500 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,034 (+32.6%)	$845 → $800 (-5.3%)

Harrington

Population

409446

Median household income

$31,964$38,258

Median home value

$85,500$242,600

Median gross rent

$780$1,034

Sprague

Population

484619

Median household income

$40,104$66,500

Median home value

$87,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$845$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrington	Sprague
Under 5	1.6%	7.6%
5 to 17	22.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	7.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	7.6%
55 to 64	9.0%	19.7%
65 to 74	21.7%	7.4%
75 and over	4.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrington	Sprague
White (non-Hispanic)	73.3%	91.8%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrington	Sprague
No high school diploma	4.3%	12.6%
High school graduate	20.4%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	52.6%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrington	Sprague
Drove alone	63.8%	59.4%
Carpooled	17.8%	17.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	13.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrington	Sprague
1-unit, detached	75.9%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Harrington	Sprague
Poverty rate	19.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1938	1938