Bucoda vs Nisqually Indian Community

A side-by-side comparison of Bucoda and Nisqually Indian Community: population, income, housing, and more.

Bucoda and Nisqually Indian Community are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nisqually Indian Community has the higher population (513 vs 511 in Bucoda). Nisqually Indian Community has the higher median household income ($71,875 vs $63,750 in Bucoda). Nisqually Indian Community has the higher median home value ($317,300 vs $219,000 in Bucoda).

Population, income & housing

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
Population	511	513
Median age	38.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$71,875
Median home value	$219,000	$317,300
Median gross rent	$1,242	$625
Housing units	195	218
Homeownership rate	74.2%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
Population	668 → 511 (-23.5%)	631 → 513 (-18.7%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $63,750 (+24.4%)	$59,583 → $71,875 (+20.6%)
Median home value	$150,700 → $219,000 (+45.3%)	$215,000 → $317,300 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$872 → $1,242 (+42.4%)	$700 → $625 (-10.7%)

Bucoda

Population

668511

Median household income

$51,250$63,750

Median home value

$150,700$219,000

Median gross rent

$872$1,242

Nisqually Indian Community

Population

631513

Median household income

$59,583$71,875

Median home value

$215,000$317,300

Median gross rent

$700$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
Under 5	5.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	21.1%	26.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.5%	6.8%
35 to 44	17.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	8.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.3%
75 and over	8.0%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	25.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	58.7%
Asian	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
No high school diploma	13.5%	12.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
Drove alone	77.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
1-unit, detached	82.6%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Bucoda	Nisqually Indian Community
Poverty rate	30.4%	19.3%
Average household size	2.87	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	32	19
Median year structure built	1973	1983