College Place vs Walla Walla

A side-by-side comparison of College Place and Walla Walla: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Walla Walla has the higher population (33,766 vs 9,828 in College Place). Walla Walla has the higher median household income ($65,493 vs $59,768 in College Place). Walla Walla has the higher median home value ($356,600 vs $335,000 in College Place).

Population, income & housing

	College Place	Walla Walla
Population	9,828	33,766
Median age	29.9 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,768	$65,493
Median home value	$335,000	$356,600
Median gross rent	$1,118	$1,176
Housing units	3,438	14,328
Homeownership rate	64.8%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	College Place	Walla Walla
Population	9,182 → 9,828 (+7.0%)	32,793 → 33,766 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$49,347 → $59,768 (+21.1%)	$50,550 → $65,493 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$197,200 → $335,000 (+69.9%)	$203,500 → $356,600 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,118 (+20.9%)	$962 → $1,176 (+22.2%)

College Place

Population

9,1829,828

Median household income

$49,347$59,768

Median home value

$197,200$335,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,118

Walla Walla

Population

32,79333,766

Median household income

$50,550$65,493

Median home value

$203,500$356,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	College Place	Walla Walla
Under 5	5.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	20.9%	13.7%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	7.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.9%
75 and over	7.6%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	College Place	Walla Walla
White (non-Hispanic)	71.7%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.8%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	1.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	19.9%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	College Place	Walla Walla
No high school diploma	11.2%	11.0%
High school graduate	16.2%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	College Place	Walla Walla
Drove alone	65.4%	65.5%
Carpooled	10.2%	9.5%
Public transit	1.4%	0.8%
Walked	11.3%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	13.1%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	College Place	Walla Walla
1-unit, detached	58.6%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	9.1%
20 or more units	2.9%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	College Place	Walla Walla
Poverty rate	10.7%	14.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	13	13
Median year structure built	1983	1965