East Cathlamet vs Lower Elochoman

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

East 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.

East Cathlamet has the higher population (667 vs 235 in Lower Elochoman). Since 2019, East Cathlamet's population has grown faster (+30.3% vs -20.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Population	667	235
Median age	50.7 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median home value	—	$448,400
Housing units	302	89
Homeownership rate	96.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Population	512 → 667 (+30.3%)	297 → 235 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$46,188 → $71,806 (+55.5%)	$112,308 → $93,458 (-16.8%)
Median home value	$189,800 → $117,600 (-38.0%)	$278,600 → $448,400 (+60.9%)

East Cathlamet

Population

512667

Median household income

$46,188$71,806

Median home value

$189,800$117,600

Lower Elochoman

Population

297235

Median household income

$112,308$93,458

Median home value

$278,600$448,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	14.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	13.2%
25 to 34	7.0%	2.1%
35 to 44	3.4%	31.1%
45 to 54	16.9%	6.0%
55 to 64	19.2%	5.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	25.5%
75 and over	13.9%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	68.9%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.2%
High school graduate	50.0%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Drove alone	92.5%	54.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	36.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	8.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
1-unit, detached	78.8%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.2%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	East Cathlamet	Lower Elochoman
Poverty rate	30.7%	5.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1990	2007