Waitsburg vs Walla Walla East

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

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

Walla Walla East has the higher population (2,264 vs 940 in Waitsburg). Walla Walla East has the higher median household income ($87,723 vs $72,917 in Waitsburg). Walla Walla East has the higher median home value ($580,600 vs $266,700 in Waitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
Population	940	2,264
Median age	46.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$87,723
Median home value	$266,700	$580,600
Median gross rent	$820	$2,114
Housing units	466	878
Homeownership rate	72.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
Population	1,243 → 940 (-24.4%)	2,015 → 2,264 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$63,167 → $72,917 (+15.4%)	$78,889 → $87,723 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$177,800 → $266,700 (+50.0%)	$277,700 → $580,600 (+109.1%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $820 (+20.9%)	$1,196 → $2,114 (+76.8%)

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 East

Population

2,0152,264

Median household income

$78,889$87,723

Median home value

$277,700$580,600

Median gross rent

$1,196$2,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
Under 5	2.4%	12.4%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	11.7%	5.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	20.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	3.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.9%
75 and over	8.9%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
No high school diploma	16.4%	4.2%
High school graduate	17.7%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
Drove alone	79.9%	89.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.5%
Worked from home	9.9%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
1-unit, detached	69.5%	99.3%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.4%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Waitsburg	Walla Walla East
Poverty rate	12.2%	2.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	36	17
Median year structure built	1965	1967