Cathlamet vs Lower Elochoman

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

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

Cathlamet has the higher population (569 vs 235 in Lower Elochoman). Lower Elochoman has the higher median home value ($448,400 vs $364,900 in Cathlamet). Since 2019, Cathlamet's population has grown faster (-8.4% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Population	569	235
Median age	57.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	—
Median home value	$364,900	$448,400
Median gross rent	$1,050	—
Housing units	317	89
Homeownership rate	68.9%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Population	621 → 569 (-8.4%)	297 → 235 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$36,000 → $57,750 (+60.4%)	$112,308 → $93,458 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$170,500 → $364,900 (+114.0%)	$278,600 → $448,400 (+60.9%)
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

Lower Elochoman

Population

297235

Median household income

$112,308$93,458

Median home value

$278,600$448,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Under 5	2.1%	0.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	2.1%
35 to 44	8.3%	31.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	6.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	5.5%
65 to 74	23.0%	25.5%
75 and over	13.4%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	68.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
No high school diploma	12.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	28.3%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Drove alone	75.7%	54.8%
Carpooled	1.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	36.3%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	8.9%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
1-unit, detached	82.3%	80.9%
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%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Poverty rate	17.0%	5.1%
Average household size	1.86	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1969	2007