Cathlamet vs Rosburg

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

Cathlamet and Rosburg 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 468 in Rosburg). Cathlamet has the higher median household income ($57,750 vs $56,596 in Rosburg). Cathlamet has the higher median home value ($364,900 vs $221,600 in Rosburg).

Population, income & housing

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
Population	569	468
Median age	57.3 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,750	$56,596
Median home value	$364,900	$221,600
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,571
Housing units	317	246
Homeownership rate	68.9%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
Population	621 → 569 (-8.4%)	416 → 468 (+12.5%)
Median household income	$36,000 → $57,750 (+60.4%)	$64,750 → $56,596 (-12.6%)
Median home value	$170,500 → $364,900 (+114.0%)	$179,500 → $221,600 (+23.5%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $1,050 (+66.4%)	$1,671 → $1,571 (-6.0%)

Cathlamet

Population

621569

Median household income

$36,000$57,750

Median home value

$170,500$364,900

Median gross rent

$631$1,050

Rosburg

Population

416468

Median household income

$64,750$56,596

Median home value

$179,500$221,600

Median gross rent

$1,671$1,571

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
Under 5	2.1%	9.6%
5 to 17	7.4%	24.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.2%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	6.2%
65 to 74	23.0%	17.5%
75 and over	13.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	75.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	14.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
No high school diploma	12.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	28.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
Drove alone	75.7%	50.6%
Carpooled	1.7%	36.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	11.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	7.7%
Other means	2.8%	5.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
1-unit, detached	82.3%	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Cathlamet	Rosburg
Poverty rate	17.0%	9.2%
Average household size	1.86	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	35
Median year structure built	1969	1971