Waitsburg vs Wallula

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

Waitsburg and Wallula 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 127 in Wallula). Waitsburg has the higher median household income ($72,917 vs $62,857 in Wallula). Waitsburg has the higher median home value ($266,700 vs $207,100 in Wallula).

Population, income & housing

	Waitsburg	Wallula
Population	940	127
Median age	46.2 yrs	7.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,917	$62,857
Median home value	$266,700	$207,100
Median gross rent	$820	—
Housing units	466	40
Homeownership rate	72.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Waitsburg	Wallula
Population	1,243 → 940 (-24.4%)	342 → 127 (-62.9%)
Median household income	$63,167 → $72,917 (+15.4%)	$37,557 → $62,857 (+67.4%)
Median home value	$177,800 → $266,700 (+50.0%)	$192,500 → $207,100 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $820 (+20.9%)	—

Waitsburg

Population

1,243940

Median household income

$63,167$72,917

Median home value

$177,800$266,700

Median gross rent

$678$820

Wallula

Population

342127

Median household income

$37,557$62,857

Median home value

$192,500$207,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Waitsburg	Wallula
Under 5	2.4%	38.6%
5 to 17	17.4%	11.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	22.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	15.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.4%
75 and over	8.9%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Waitsburg	Wallula
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	26.8%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	73.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Waitsburg	Wallula
No high school diploma	16.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	17.7%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	46.4%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Waitsburg	Wallula
Drove alone	79.9%	51.7%
Carpooled	8.1%	48.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Waitsburg	Wallula
1-unit, detached	69.5%	65.0%
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%	35.0%

Poverty & households

	Waitsburg	Wallula
Poverty rate	12.2%	68.5%
Average household size	2.28	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1965	2002