Alderton vs McChord AFB

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

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

McChord AFB has the higher population (2,895 vs 2,857 in Alderton). Alderton has the higher median household income ($95,802 vs $55,662 in McChord AFB). Since 2019, Alderton's population has grown faster (-1.1% vs -14.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Alderton	McChord AFB
Population	2,857	2,895
Median age	45.5 yrs	23.4 yrs
Median household income	$95,802	$55,662
Median home value	$486,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,599	$2,315
Housing units	1,217	909
Homeownership rate	78.7%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alderton	McChord AFB
Population	2,890 → 2,857 (-1.1%)	3,381 → 2,895 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$88,167 → $95,802 (+8.7%)	$56,495 → $55,662 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$325,700 → $486,000 (+49.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,477 → $1,599 (+8.3%)	$1,743 → $2,315 (+32.8%)

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

McChord AFB

Population

3,3812,895

Median household income

$56,495$55,662

Median gross rent

$1,743$2,315

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alderton	McChord AFB
Under 5	3.4%	11.5%
5 to 17	12.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	30.6%
25 to 34	12.8%	24.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	3.8%
55 to 64	18.5%	0.2%
65 to 74	11.9%	0.0%
75 and over	8.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alderton	McChord AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	1.3%
Asian	0.8%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.7%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alderton	McChord AFB
No high school diploma	12.2%	1.0%
High school graduate	28.4%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alderton	McChord AFB
Drove alone	67.5%	68.0%
Carpooled	5.0%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	25.6%	2.7%
Other means	1.7%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alderton	McChord AFB
1-unit, detached	70.2%	20.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	57.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	26.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alderton	McChord AFB
Poverty rate	11.5%	8.8%
Average household size	2.55	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	35	14
Median year structure built	1989	2000