Elk Plain vs Frederickson

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

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

Frederickson has the higher population (24,219 vs 13,863 in Elk Plain). Frederickson has the higher median household income ($107,241 vs $101,250 in Elk Plain). Frederickson has the higher median home value ($455,900 vs $440,300 in Elk Plain).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
Population	13,863	24,219
Median age	39.3 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,250	$107,241
Median home value	$440,300	$455,900
Median gross rent	$1,908	$2,429
Housing units	5,048	8,272
Homeownership rate	83.9%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
Population	15,167 → 13,863 (-8.6%)	22,994 → 24,219 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$70,041 → $101,250 (+44.6%)	$89,012 → $107,241 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$228,700 → $440,300 (+92.5%)	$272,400 → $455,900 (+67.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,360 → $1,908 (+40.3%)	$1,674 → $2,429 (+45.1%)

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

Frederickson

Population

22,99424,219

Median household income

$89,012$107,241

Median home value

$272,400$455,900

Median gross rent

$1,674$2,429

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
Under 5	4.8%	8.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	16.0%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.7%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.3%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	6.3%
75 and over	5.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	51.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.6%
Asian	4.6%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.5%	2.9%
Some other race	0.8%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.2%	10.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
No high school diploma	6.9%	11.5%
High school graduate	38.5%	29.1%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
Drove alone	81.7%	73.2%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.5%
Public transit	0.1%	2.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.7%	10.6%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
1-unit, detached	85.9%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	8.9%

Poverty & households

	Elk Plain	Frederickson
Poverty rate	6.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.87	3.12
Mean commute (minutes)	36	35
Median year structure built	1993	2003