Garrett vs Walla Walla

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

Garrett 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 1,824 in Garrett). Garrett has the higher median household income ($114,194 vs $65,493 in Walla Walla). Garrett has the higher median home value ($374,600 vs $356,600 in Walla Walla).

Population, income & housing

	Garrett	Walla Walla
Population	1,824	33,766
Median age	57.3 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$114,194	$65,493
Median home value	$374,600	$356,600
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,176
Housing units	758	14,328
Homeownership rate	89.1%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.3%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrett	Walla Walla
Population	1,280 → 1,824 (+42.5%)	32,793 → 33,766 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$70,184 → $114,194 (+62.7%)	$50,550 → $65,493 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$267,700 → $374,600 (+39.9%)	$203,500 → $356,600 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$570 → $1,075 (+88.6%)	$962 → $1,176 (+22.2%)

Garrett

Population

1,2801,824

Median household income

$70,184$114,194

Median home value

$267,700$374,600

Median gross rent

$570$1,075

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)

	Garrett	Walla Walla
Under 5	1.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	8.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	13.7%
25 to 34	13.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	4.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	26.5%	10.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	9.9%
75 and over	14.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrett	Walla Walla
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrett	Walla Walla
No high school diploma	4.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	11.0%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	46.7%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrett	Walla Walla
Drove alone	84.6%	65.5%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	13.1%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrett	Walla Walla
1-unit, detached	85.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Garrett	Walla Walla
Poverty rate	3.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	14	13
Median year structure built	1964	1965