Cathlamet vs East Cathlamet

A side-by-side comparison of Cathlamet and East Cathlamet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Cathlamet has the higher population (667 vs 569 in Cathlamet). Since 2019, East Cathlamet's population has grown faster (+30.3% vs -8.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
Population	569	667
Median age	57.3 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	—
Median home value	$364,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,050	—
Housing units	317	302
Homeownership rate	68.9%	96.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
Population	621 → 569 (-8.4%)	512 → 667 (+30.3%)
Median household income	$36,000 → $57,750 (+60.4%)	$46,188 → $71,806 (+55.5%)
Median home value	$170,500 → $364,900 (+114.0%)	$189,800 → $117,600 (-38.0%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $1,050 (+66.4%)	—

Cathlamet

Population

621569

Median household income

$36,000$57,750

Median home value

$170,500$364,900

Median gross rent

$631$1,050

East Cathlamet

Population

512667

Median household income

$46,188$71,806

Median home value

$189,800$117,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
Under 5	2.1%	6.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	7.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	3.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	16.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	19.2%
65 to 74	23.0%	11.7%
75 and over	13.4%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
No high school diploma	12.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	28.3%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
Drove alone	75.7%	92.5%
Carpooled	1.7%	3.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
1-unit, detached	82.3%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	21.2%

Poverty & households

	Cathlamet	East Cathlamet
Poverty rate	17.0%	30.7%
Average household size	1.86	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1969	1990