Waitsburg vs Walla Walla

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

Waitsburg 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 940 in Waitsburg). Waitsburg has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $65,493 in Walla Walla). Walla Walla has the higher median home value ($356,600 vs $266,700 in Waitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
Population	940	33,766
Median age	46.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$65,493
Median home value	$266,700	$356,600
Median gross rent	$820	$1,176
Housing units	466	14,328
Homeownership rate	72.6%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
Population	1,243 → 940 (-24.4%)	32,793 → 33,766 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$63,167 → $72,917 (+15.4%)	$50,550 → $65,493 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$177,800 → $266,700 (+50.0%)	$203,500 → $356,600 (+75.2%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $820 (+20.9%)	$962 → $1,176 (+22.2%)

Waitsburg

Population

1,243940

Median household income

$63,167$72,917

Median home value

$177,800$266,700

Median gross rent

$678$820

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)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
Under 5	2.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	15.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	13.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	15.0%	10.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.9%
75 and over	8.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	65.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	24.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
No high school diploma	16.4%	11.0%
High school graduate	17.7%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
Drove alone	79.9%	65.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	2.1%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
1-unit, detached	69.5%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	9.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla
Poverty rate	12.2%	14.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	36	13
Median year structure built	1965	1965