Methow vs Nespelem

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

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

Nespelem has the higher population (155 vs 91 in Methow). Nespelem has the higher median household income ($50,938 vs $39,219 in Methow). Since 2019, Nespelem's population has grown faster (-20.9% vs -25.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Methow	Nespelem
Population	91	155
Median age	38.3 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,219	$50,938
Median home value	—	$89,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,050
Housing units	39	73
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	20.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Methow	Nespelem
Population	122 → 91 (-25.4%)	196 → 155 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$92,750 → $39,219 (-57.7%)	$37,500 → $50,938 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $259,400 (+59.6%)	$80,000 → $89,000 (+11.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$325 → $1,050 (+223.1%)

Methow

Population

12291

Median household income

$92,750$39,219

Median home value

$162,500$259,400

Nespelem

Population

196155

Median household income

$37,500$50,938

Median home value

$80,000$89,000

Median gross rent

$325$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Methow	Nespelem
Under 5	17.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	12.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	16.5%	32.3%
35 to 44	9.9%	5.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	29.7%	9.7%
75 and over	2.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Methow	Nespelem
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	6.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	83.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Methow	Nespelem
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.2%
High school graduate	50.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Methow	Nespelem
Drove alone	100.0%	75.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Methow	Nespelem
1-unit, detached	79.5%	60.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	20.5%	32.9%

Poverty & households

	Methow	Nespelem
Poverty rate	13.2%	23.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	—	15
Median year structure built	1945	1983