Okanogan vs Twisp

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

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

Okanogan has the higher population (2,477 vs 997 in Twisp). Okanogan has the higher median household income ($73,273 vs $44,607 in Twisp). Twisp has the higher median home value ($332,400 vs $238,500 in Okanogan).

Population, income & housing

	Okanogan	Twisp
Population	2,477	997
Median age	43.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,273	$44,607
Median home value	$238,500	$332,400
Median gross rent	$1,052	$848
Housing units	1,138	504
Homeownership rate	58.5%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Okanogan	Twisp
Population	2,587 → 2,477 (-4.3%)	982 → 997 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$45,976 → $73,273 (+59.4%)	$48,750 → $44,607 (-8.5%)
Median home value	$148,700 → $238,500 (+60.4%)	$165,900 → $332,400 (+100.4%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $1,052 (+56.1%)	$710 → $848 (+19.4%)

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

Twisp

Population

982997

Median household income

$48,750$44,607

Median home value

$165,900$332,400

Median gross rent

$710$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Okanogan	Twisp
Under 5	2.5%	2.9%
5 to 17	21.8%	17.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	17.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	7.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	18.9%
75 and over	7.5%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Okanogan	Twisp
White (non-Hispanic)	72.9%	67.6%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	13.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Okanogan	Twisp
No high school diploma	11.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	24.2%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Okanogan	Twisp
Drove alone	66.3%	71.7%
Carpooled	24.7%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	19.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Okanogan	Twisp
1-unit, detached	76.4%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.0%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Okanogan	Twisp
Poverty rate	11.9%	13.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	13	14
Median year structure built	1972	1972