Palouse vs St. John

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

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

Palouse has the higher population (1,131 vs 685 in St. John). Palouse has the higher median household income ($92,875 vs $61,000 in St. John). Palouse has the higher median home value ($261,000 vs $200,500 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Palouse	St. John
Population	1,131	685
Median age	43.1 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,875	$61,000
Median home value	$261,000	$200,500
Median gross rent	$933	$900
Housing units	474	309
Homeownership rate	86.0%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.2%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Palouse	St. John
Population	1,028 → 1,131 (+10.0%)	627 → 685 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $92,875 (+40.2%)	$56,635 → $61,000 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $261,000 (+53.8%)	$131,500 → $200,500 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$540 → $933 (+72.8%)	$648 → $900 (+38.9%)

Palouse

Population

1,0281,131

Median household income

$66,250$92,875

Median home value

$169,700$261,000

Median gross rent

$540$933

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)

	Palouse	St. John
Under 5	4.8%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.9%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	2.9%
25 to 34	8.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	14.9%	18.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.5%
75 and over	5.5%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Palouse	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	82.2%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	5.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Palouse	St. John
No high school diploma	1.5%	22.7%
High school graduate	17.0%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	27.1%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Palouse	St. John
Drove alone	68.4%	53.3%
Carpooled	15.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	17.9%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	18.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Palouse	St. John
1-unit, detached	81.0%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Palouse	St. John
Poverty rate	2.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1943	1961