Okanogan vs Omak

A side-by-side comparison of Okanogan and Omak: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Omak has the higher population (4,931 vs 2,477 in Okanogan). Omak has the higher median household income ($75,911 vs $73,273 in Okanogan). Omak has the higher median home value ($240,400 vs $238,500 in Okanogan).

Population, income & housing

	Okanogan	Omak
Population	2,477	4,931
Median age	43.1 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,273	$75,911
Median home value	$238,500	$240,400
Median gross rent	$1,052	$828
Housing units	1,138	2,175
Homeownership rate	58.5%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Okanogan	Omak
Population	2,587 → 2,477 (-4.3%)	4,774 → 4,931 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$45,976 → $73,273 (+59.4%)	$40,714 → $75,911 (+86.4%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $238,500 (+60.4%)	$112,600 → $240,400 (+113.5%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $1,052 (+56.1%)	$702 → $828 (+17.9%)

Okanogan

Population

2,5872,477

Median household income

$45,976$73,273

Median home value

$148,700$238,500

Median gross rent

$674$1,052

Omak

Population

4,7744,931

Median household income

$40,714$75,911

Median home value

$112,600$240,400

Median gross rent

$702$828

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Okanogan	Omak
Under 5	2.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	24.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	17.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	7.1%	14.3%
65 to 74	13.8%	5.6%
75 and over	7.5%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Okanogan	Omak
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	70.7%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	4.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Okanogan	Omak
No high school diploma	11.4%	12.6%
High school graduate	24.2%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Okanogan	Omak
Drove alone	66.3%	65.1%
Carpooled	24.7%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	13.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Okanogan	Omak
1-unit, detached	76.4%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.3%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Okanogan	Omak
Poverty rate	11.9%	22.0%
Average household size	2.26	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	13	11
Median year structure built	1972	1973