McKenna vs Wilkeson

A side-by-side comparison of McKenna and Wilkeson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McKenna has the higher population (638 vs 555 in Wilkeson). Wilkeson has the higher median household income ($106,042 vs $91,733 in McKenna). McKenna has the higher median home value ($521,100 vs $419,200 in Wilkeson).

Population, income & housing

	McKenna	Wilkeson
Population	638	555
Median age	52.2 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$91,733	$106,042
Median home value	$521,100	$419,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,556
Housing units	243	200
Homeownership rate	62.6%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.2%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	13.3%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McKenna	Wilkeson
Population	892 → 638 (-28.5%)	516 → 555 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$142,563 → $91,733 (-35.7%)	$82,344 → $106,042 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$324,600 → $521,100 (+60.5%)	$239,700 → $419,200 (+74.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,385 → $1,556 (+12.3%)

McKenna

Population

892638

Median household income

$142,563$91,733

Median home value

$324,600$521,100

Wilkeson

Population

516555

Median household income

$82,344$106,042

Median home value

$239,700$419,200

Median gross rent

$1,385$1,556

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McKenna	Wilkeson
Under 5	6.7%	9.2%
5 to 17	10.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	2.4%	16.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	17.3%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.0%	2.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	14.4%
75 and over	13.3%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McKenna	Wilkeson
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	19.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McKenna	Wilkeson
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	34.8%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McKenna	Wilkeson
Drove alone	86.9%	75.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McKenna	Wilkeson
1-unit, detached	42.4%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	29.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.4%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	McKenna	Wilkeson
Poverty rate	17.3%	12.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	58	39
Median year structure built	1996	1938