Kapowsin vs South Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Kapowsin and South Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kapowsin has the higher population (449 vs 371 in South Prairie). South Prairie has the higher median household income ($112,917 vs $111,295 in Kapowsin). Kapowsin has the higher median home value ($412,900 vs $391,700 in South Prairie).

Population, income & housing

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
Population	449	371
Median age	46.0 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$111,295	$112,917
Median home value	$412,900	$391,700
Housing units	256	133
Homeownership rate	100.0%	94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.4%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
Population	129 → 449 (+248.1%)	325 → 371 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$100,909 → $111,295 (+10.3%)	$85,313 → $112,917 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$252,300 → $412,900 (+63.7%)	$244,700 → $391,700 (+60.1%)

Kapowsin

Population

129449

Median household income

$100,909$111,295

Median home value

$252,300$412,900

South Prairie

Population

325371

Median household income

$85,313$112,917

Median home value

$244,700$391,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
Under 5	0.0%	12.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	35.6%	15.6%
35 to 44	4.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	16.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	30.5%	18.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	7.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
No high school diploma	14.5%	10.0%
High school graduate	47.7%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
Drove alone	72.3%	75.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	23.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.8%	1.8%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
1-unit, detached	35.2%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	58.6%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Kapowsin	South Prairie
Poverty rate	4.9%	2.7%
Average household size	2.01	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	47	39
Median year structure built	1989	1980