Garfield vs St. John

A side-by-side comparison of Garfield and St. John: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. John has the higher population (685 vs 586 in Garfield). St. John has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $60,536 in Garfield). St. John has the higher median home value ($200,500 vs $199,600 in Garfield).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield	St. John
Population	586	685
Median age	37.0 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$60,536	$61,000
Median home value	$199,600	$200,500
Median gross rent	$944	$900
Housing units	238	309
Homeownership rate	82.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield	St. John
Population	622 → 586 (-5.8%)	627 → 685 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$48,571 → $60,536 (+24.6%)	$56,635 → $61,000 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$146,000 → $199,600 (+36.7%)	$131,500 → $200,500 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$911 → $944 (+3.6%)	$648 → $900 (+38.9%)

Garfield

Population

622586

Median household income

$48,571$60,536

Median home value

$146,000$199,600

Median gross rent

$911$944

St. John

Population

627685

Median household income

$56,635$61,000

Median home value

$131,500$200,500

Median gross rent

$648$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garfield	St. John
Under 5	7.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	24.2%	15.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.7%
35 to 44	17.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	18.4%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.5%
75 and over	4.8%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield	St. John
No high school diploma	7.7%	22.7%
High school graduate	28.3%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	41.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield	St. John
Drove alone	88.8%	53.3%
Carpooled	0.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.2%	17.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield	St. John
1-unit, detached	76.9%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Garfield	St. John
Poverty rate	17.6%	14.3%
Average household size	2.80	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1948	1961