Alderton vs Eatonville

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

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

Alderton has the higher population (2,857 vs 2,843 in Eatonville). Alderton has the higher median household income ($95,802 vs $93,603 in Eatonville). Alderton has the higher median home value ($486,000 vs $413,700 in Eatonville).

Population, income & housing

	Alderton	Eatonville
Population	2,857	2,843
Median age	45.5 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$95,802	$93,603
Median home value	$486,000	$413,700
Median gross rent	$1,599	$1,297
Housing units	1,217	995
Homeownership rate	78.7%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderton	Eatonville
Population	2,890 → 2,857 (-1.1%)	2,981 → 2,843 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$88,167 → $95,802 (+8.7%)	$67,670 → $93,603 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$325,700 → $486,000 (+49.2%)	$235,800 → $413,700 (+75.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,477 → $1,599 (+8.3%)	$1,152 → $1,297 (+12.6%)

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

Eatonville

Population

2,9812,843

Median household income

$67,670$93,603

Median home value

$235,800$413,700

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,297

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderton	Eatonville
Under 5	3.4%	7.9%
5 to 17	12.3%	24.9%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.5%	7.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	5.9%
75 and over	8.5%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderton	Eatonville
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.3%	8.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	14.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderton	Eatonville
No high school diploma	12.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	28.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderton	Eatonville
Drove alone	67.5%	72.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderton	Eatonville
1-unit, detached	70.2%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Alderton	Eatonville
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.1%
Average household size	2.55	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	35	37
Median year structure built	1989	1994