Elmer City vs Methow

A side-by-side comparison of Elmer City and Methow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elmer City has the higher population (297 vs 91 in Methow). Elmer City has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $39,219 in Methow). Since 2019, Elmer City's population has grown faster (-0.3% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Elmer City	Methow
Population	297	91
Median age	34.3 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$39,219
Median home value	$180,500	—
Median gross rent	$788	—
Housing units	132	39
Homeownership rate	80.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	6.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	20.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elmer City	Methow
Population	298 → 297 (-0.3%)	122 → 91 (-25.4%)
Median household income	$51,875 → $60,250 (+16.1%)	$92,750 → $39,219 (-57.7%)
Median home value	$109,800 → $180,500 (+64.4%)	$162,500 → $259,400 (+59.6%)
Median gross rent	$731 → $788 (+7.8%)	—

Elmer City

Population

298297

Median household income

$51,875$60,250

Median home value

$109,800$180,500

Median gross rent

$731$788

Methow

Population

12291

Median household income

$92,750$39,219

Median home value

$162,500$259,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elmer City	Methow
Under 5	11.1%	17.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	7.7%	11.0%
65 to 74	15.2%	29.7%
75 and over	11.8%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elmer City	Methow
White (non-Hispanic)	48.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35.7%	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	9.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elmer City	Methow
No high school diploma	1.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	47.3%	42.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elmer City	Methow
Drove alone	78.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elmer City	Methow
1-unit, detached	75.8%	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Elmer City	Methow
Poverty rate	15.6%	13.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1972	1945