Artondale vs Elk Plain

A side-by-side comparison of Artondale and Elk Plain: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Artondale has the higher population (14,051 vs 13,863 in Elk Plain). Artondale has the higher median household income ($156,908 vs $101,250 in Elk Plain). Artondale has the higher median home value ($714,000 vs $440,300 in Elk Plain).

Population, income & housing

	Artondale	Elk Plain
Population	14,051	13,863
Median age	41.3 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$156,908	$101,250
Median home value	$714,000	$440,300
Median gross rent	$2,121	$1,908
Housing units	5,331	5,048
Homeownership rate	90.5%	83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.8%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Artondale	Elk Plain
Population	13,364 → 14,051 (+5.1%)	15,167 → 13,863 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$110,651 → $156,908 (+41.8%)	$70,041 → $101,250 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$470,300 → $714,000 (+51.8%)	$228,700 → $440,300 (+92.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,545 → $2,121 (+37.3%)	$1,360 → $1,908 (+40.3%)

Artondale

Population

13,36414,051

Median household income

$110,651$156,908

Median home value

$470,300$714,000

Median gross rent

$1,545$2,121

Elk Plain

Population

15,16713,863

Median household income

$70,041$101,250

Median home value

$228,700$440,300

Median gross rent

$1,360$1,908

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Artondale	Elk Plain
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.5%
25 to 34	9.1%	16.0%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	14.3%	12.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	16.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.0%
75 and over	6.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Artondale	Elk Plain
White (non-Hispanic)	81.0%	69.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	2.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	1.5%
Some other race	0.9%	0.8%
Two or more races	8.5%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Artondale	Elk Plain
No high school diploma	3.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	12.4%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.5%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Artondale	Elk Plain
Drove alone	74.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	8.7%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Artondale	Elk Plain
1-unit, detached	95.5%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	11.6%

Poverty & households

	Artondale	Elk Plain
Poverty rate	2.0%	6.8%
Average household size	2.73	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	29	36
Median year structure built	1989	1993