Pullman vs St. John

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

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

Pullman has the higher population (31,939 vs 685 in St. John). St. John has the higher median household income ($61,000 vs $45,097 in Pullman). Pullman has the higher median home value ($401,700 vs $200,500 in St. John).

Population, income & housing

	Pullman	St. John
Population	31,939	685
Median age	22.8 yrs	55.1 yrs
Median household income	$45,097	$61,000
Median home value	$401,700	$200,500
Median gross rent	$1,010	$900
Housing units	14,174	309
Homeownership rate	31.3%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.5%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pullman	St. John
Population	33,598 → 31,939 (-4.9%)	627 → 685 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$31,487 → $45,097 (+43.2%)	$56,635 → $61,000 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$272,400 → $401,700 (+47.5%)	$131,500 → $200,500 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,010 (+21.2%)	$648 → $900 (+38.9%)

Pullman

Population

33,59831,939

Median household income

$31,487$45,097

Median home value

$272,400$401,700

Median gross rent

$833$1,010

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)

	Pullman	St. John
Under 5	3.9%	3.6%
5 to 17	8.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	45.7%	2.9%
25 to 34	15.8%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.8%	8.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	5.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	3.7%	11.5%
75 and over	2.8%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pullman	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	67.6%	87.2%
Black or African American	1.8%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	10.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pullman	St. John
No high school diploma	2.1%	22.7%
High school graduate	10.4%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	31.8%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	30.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pullman	St. John
Drove alone	57.8%	53.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.5%
Public transit	4.8%	0.0%
Walked	14.7%	17.9%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	18.9%
Other means	1.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pullman	St. John
1-unit, detached	27.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	36.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.3%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Pullman	St. John
Poverty rate	32.1%	14.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1986	1961