Graham vs Parkland

A side-by-side comparison of Graham and Parkland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Parkland has the higher population (39,174 vs 35,090 in Graham). Graham has the higher median household income ($115,501 vs $71,829 in Parkland). Graham has the higher median home value ($472,800 vs $382,700 in Parkland).

Population, income & housing

	Graham	Parkland
Population	35,090	39,174
Median age	35.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$115,501	$71,829
Median home value	$472,800	$382,700
Median gross rent	$2,172	$1,593
Housing units	11,352	15,034
Homeownership rate	81.8%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Graham	Parkland
Population	28,976 → 35,090 (+21.1%)	37,303 → 39,174 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$86,943 → $115,501 (+32.8%)	$55,346 → $71,829 (+29.8%)
Median home value	$288,000 → $472,800 (+64.2%)	$223,400 → $382,700 (+71.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,641 → $2,172 (+32.4%)	$1,106 → $1,593 (+44.0%)

Graham

Population

28,97635,090

Median household income

$86,943$115,501

Median home value

$288,000$472,800

Median gross rent

$1,641$2,172

Parkland

Population

37,30339,174

Median household income

$55,346$71,829

Median home value

$223,400$382,700

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Graham	Parkland
Under 5	7.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	23.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	9.2%
75 and over	4.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Graham	Parkland
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	47.9%
Black or African American	4.3%	12.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	2.0%
Asian	3.9%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	4.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	9.5%	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Graham	Parkland
No high school diploma	7.9%	9.7%
High school graduate	30.0%	37.2%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Graham	Parkland
Drove alone	77.1%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.9%	9.5%
Public transit	1.5%	2.0%
Walked	0.2%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Graham	Parkland
1-unit, detached	81.9%	54.5%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	18.3%
20 or more units	0.8%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	11.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Graham	Parkland
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.4%
Average household size	3.24	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	43	30
Median year structure built	2000	1980