East Cathlamet vs Puget Island

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

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

Puget Island has the higher population (1,136 vs 667 in East Cathlamet). Since 2019, East Cathlamet's population has grown faster (+30.3% vs +1.6%).

Population, income & housing

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
Population	667	1,136
Median age	50.7 yrs	56.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,395
Median home value	—	$398,200
Housing units	302	500
Homeownership rate	96.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	29.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
Population	512 → 667 (+30.3%)	1,118 → 1,136 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$46,188 → $71,806 (+55.5%)	$63,958 → $65,395 (+2.2%)
Median home value	$189,800 → $117,600 (-38.0%)	$223,300 → $398,200 (+78.3%)

East Cathlamet

Population

512667

Median household income

$46,188$71,806

Median home value

$189,800$117,600

Puget Island

Population

1,1181,136

Median household income

$63,958$65,395

Median home value

$223,300$398,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
Under 5	6.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	5.7%
25 to 34	7.0%	4.2%
35 to 44	3.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.9%	6.5%
55 to 64	19.2%	19.7%
65 to 74	11.7%	20.3%
75 and over	13.9%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	77.7%
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%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.4%
High school graduate	50.0%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	47.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
Drove alone	92.5%	73.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	12.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
1-unit, detached	78.8%	83.8%
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%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	East Cathlamet	Puget Island
Poverty rate	30.7%	14.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	61
Median year structure built	1990	1971