Sprague vs Wilbur

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

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

Wilbur has the higher population (922 vs 619 in Sprague). Sprague has the higher median household income ($66,500 vs $54,821 in Wilbur). Wilbur has the higher median home value ($220,700 vs $112,500 in Sprague).

Population, income & housing

	Sprague	Wilbur
Population	619	922
Median age	43.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,500	$54,821
Median home value	$112,500	$220,700
Median gross rent	$800	$817
Housing units	281	463
Homeownership rate	87.7%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	12.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sprague	Wilbur
Population	484 → 619 (+27.9%)	779 → 922 (+18.4%)
Median household income	$40,104 → $66,500 (+65.8%)	$46,923 → $54,821 (+16.8%)
Median home value	$87,400 → $112,500 (+28.7%)	$152,000 → $220,700 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$845 → $800 (-5.3%)	$791 → $817 (+3.3%)

Sprague

Population

484619

Median household income

$40,104$66,500

Median home value

$87,400$112,500

Median gross rent

$845$800

Wilbur

Population

779922

Median household income

$46,923$54,821

Median home value

$152,000$220,700

Median gross rent

$791$817

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sprague	Wilbur
Under 5	7.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	1.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.1%
45 to 54	7.6%	6.5%
55 to 64	19.7%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	11.0%
75 and over	9.9%	17.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sprague	Wilbur
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sprague	Wilbur
No high school diploma	12.6%	7.2%
High school graduate	27.4%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	50.2%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sprague	Wilbur
Drove alone	59.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	17.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	8.6%
Other means	13.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sprague	Wilbur
1-unit, detached	76.5%	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Sprague	Wilbur
Poverty rate	10.3%	27.6%
Average household size	2.62	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1938	1958