Canterwood vs McChord AFB

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

Canterwood and McChord AFB 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 2,895 in McChord AFB). Canterwood has the higher median household income ($128,676 vs $55,662 in McChord AFB). Since 2019, Canterwood's population has grown faster (-7.9% vs -14.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
Population	2,964	2,895
Median age	50.1 yrs	23.4 yrs
Median household income	$128,676	$55,662
Median home value	$853,500	—
Median gross rent	$2,051	$2,315
Housing units	1,075	909
Homeownership rate	94.2%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.6%	32.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
Population	3,218 → 2,964 (-7.9%)	3,381 → 2,895 (-14.4%)
Median household income	$125,256 → $128,676 (+2.7%)	$56,495 → $55,662 (-1.5%)
Median home value	$554,600 → $853,500 (+53.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$2,101 → $2,051 (-2.4%)	$1,743 → $2,315 (+32.8%)

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

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)

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
Under 5	6.8%	11.5%
5 to 17	17.2%	19.6%
18 to 24	3.7%	30.6%
25 to 34	6.8%	24.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.0%	3.8%
55 to 64	17.5%	0.2%
65 to 74	13.3%	0.0%
75 and over	9.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	80.6%	60.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	6.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	7.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	24.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
No high school diploma	2.3%	1.0%
High school graduate	13.8%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	37.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
Drove alone	75.3%	68.0%
Carpooled	6.4%	16.3%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	16.9%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
1-unit, detached	93.3%	20.9%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	57.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Canterwood	McChord AFB
Poverty rate	4.0%	8.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	34	14
Median year structure built	1994	2000