Ilwaco vs South Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Ilwaco and South Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Bend has the higher population (1,856 vs 1,418 in Ilwaco). Ilwaco has the higher median household income ($97,541 vs $43,333 in South Bend). Ilwaco has the higher median home value ($355,400 vs $235,500 in South Bend).

Population, income & housing

	Ilwaco	South Bend
Population	1,418	1,856
Median age	43.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,541	$43,333
Median home value	$355,400	$235,500
Median gross rent	$1,250	$912
Housing units	654	811
Homeownership rate	65.1%	59.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	22.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ilwaco	South Bend
Population	1,034 → 1,418 (+37.1%)	1,500 → 1,856 (+23.7%)
Median household income	$37,734 → $97,541 (+158.5%)	$41,250 → $43,333 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$216,700 → $355,400 (+64.0%)	$122,700 → $235,500 (+91.9%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $1,250 (+57.6%)	$548 → $912 (+66.4%)

Ilwaco

Population

1,0341,418

Median household income

$37,734$97,541

Median home value

$216,700$355,400

Median gross rent

$793$1,250

South Bend

Population

1,5001,856

Median household income

$41,250$43,333

Median home value

$122,700$235,500

Median gross rent

$548$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ilwaco	South Bend
Under 5	6.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	14.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	12.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	6.4%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.4%	19.3%
65 to 74	16.6%	14.9%
75 and over	11.3%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ilwaco	South Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	56.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	4.7%
Asian	0.4%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ilwaco	South Bend
No high school diploma	7.5%	18.4%
High school graduate	21.7%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ilwaco	South Bend
Drove alone	59.8%	63.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	21.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.8%	4.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ilwaco	South Bend
1-unit, detached	78.9%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	3.2%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	17.3%

Poverty & households

	Ilwaco	South Bend
Poverty rate	11.4%	27.7%
Average household size	2.94	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1974	1966