Prescott vs Waitsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Prescott and Waitsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Waitsburg has the higher population (940 vs 336 in Prescott). Waitsburg has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $62,083 in Prescott). Waitsburg has the higher median home value ($266,700 vs $217,300 in Prescott).

Population, income & housing

	Prescott	Waitsburg
Population	336	940
Median age	35.9 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,083	$72,917
Median home value	$217,300	$266,700
Median gross rent	$1,098	$820
Housing units	146	466
Homeownership rate	69.2%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prescott	Waitsburg
Population	328 → 336 (+2.4%)	1,243 → 940 (-24.4%)
Median household income	$38,594 → $62,083 (+60.9%)	$63,167 → $72,917 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$116,700 → $217,300 (+86.2%)	$177,800 → $266,700 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $1,098 (+65.1%)	$678 → $820 (+20.9%)

Prescott

Population

328336

Median household income

$38,594$62,083

Median home value

$116,700$217,300

Median gross rent

$665$1,098

Waitsburg

Population

1,243940

Median household income

$63,167$72,917

Median home value

$177,800$266,700

Median gross rent

$678$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prescott	Waitsburg
Under 5	13.4%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.2%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.9%	15.7%
55 to 64	7.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.5%
75 and over	4.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prescott	Waitsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	3.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prescott	Waitsburg
No high school diploma	6.5%	16.4%
High school graduate	29.4%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	50.5%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prescott	Waitsburg
Drove alone	88.6%	79.9%
Carpooled	5.4%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	9.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prescott	Waitsburg
1-unit, detached	70.5%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.5%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Prescott	Waitsburg
Poverty rate	11.7%	12.2%
Average household size	2.87	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	30	36
Median year structure built	1968	1965