Alderton vs Canterwood

A side-by-side comparison of Alderton and Canterwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Canterwood has the higher population (2,964 vs 2,857 in Alderton). Canterwood has the higher median household income ($128,676 vs $95,802 in Alderton). Canterwood has the higher median home value ($853,500 vs $486,000 in Alderton).

Population, income & housing

	Alderton	Canterwood
Population	2,857	2,964
Median age	45.5 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$95,802	$128,676
Median home value	$486,000	$853,500
Median gross rent	$1,599	$2,051
Housing units	1,217	1,075
Homeownership rate	78.7%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	51.6%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderton	Canterwood
Population	2,890 → 2,857 (-1.1%)	3,218 → 2,964 (-7.9%)
Median household income	$88,167 → $95,802 (+8.7%)	$125,256 → $128,676 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$325,700 → $486,000 (+49.2%)	$554,600 → $853,500 (+53.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,477 → $1,599 (+8.3%)	$2,101 → $2,051 (-2.4%)

Alderton

Population

2,8902,857

Median household income

$88,167$95,802

Median home value

$325,700$486,000

Median gross rent

$1,477$1,599

Canterwood

Population

3,2182,964

Median household income

$125,256$128,676

Median home value

$554,600$853,500

Median gross rent

$2,101$2,051

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderton	Canterwood
Under 5	3.4%	6.8%
5 to 17	12.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	3.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	6.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	18.5%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.9%	13.3%
75 and over	8.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderton	Canterwood
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	80.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderton	Canterwood
No high school diploma	12.2%	2.3%
High school graduate	28.4%	13.8%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	37.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderton	Canterwood
Drove alone	67.5%	75.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	16.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderton	Canterwood
1-unit, detached	70.2%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alderton	Canterwood
Poverty rate	11.5%	4.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1989	1994