Tonasket vs Twisp

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

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

Twisp has the higher population (997 vs 976 in Tonasket). Twisp has the higher median household income ($44,607 vs $38,273 in Tonasket). Twisp has the higher median home value ($332,400 vs $206,300 in Tonasket).

Population, income & housing

	Tonasket	Twisp
Population	976	997
Median age	50.0 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$38,273	$44,607
Median home value	$206,300	$332,400
Median gross rent	$737	$848
Housing units	470	504
Homeownership rate	43.9%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tonasket	Twisp
Population	1,214 → 976 (-19.6%)	982 → 997 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$36,008 → $38,273 (+6.3%)	$48,750 → $44,607 (-8.5%)
Median home value	$161,700 → $206,300 (+27.6%)	$165,900 → $332,400 (+100.4%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $737 (+4.4%)	$710 → $848 (+19.4%)

Tonasket

Population

1,214976

Median household income

$36,008$38,273

Median home value

$161,700$206,300

Median gross rent

$706$737

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)

	Tonasket	Twisp
Under 5	5.2%	2.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	4.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	20.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	18.9%
75 and over	11.9%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tonasket	Twisp
White (non-Hispanic)	78.6%	67.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	9.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	28.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tonasket	Twisp
No high school diploma	14.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	37.9%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tonasket	Twisp
Drove alone	63.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	6.4%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.2%	19.6%
Bicycle	11.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.9%
Other means	3.4%	5.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tonasket	Twisp
1-unit, detached	56.0%	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	8.7%
20 or more units	5.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Tonasket	Twisp
Poverty rate	16.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	19	14
Median year structure built	1961	1972