Cowiche vs White Swan

A side-by-side comparison of Cowiche and White Swan: population, income, housing, and more.

Cowiche and White Swan are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Swan has the higher population (598 vs 449 in Cowiche). Cowiche has the higher median home value ($218,600 vs $88,500 in White Swan). Since 2019, White Swan's population has grown faster (-29.7% vs -45.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Cowiche	White Swan
Population	449	598
Median age	53.6 yrs	24.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,458
Median home value	$218,600	$88,500
Median gross rent	$883	$495
Housing units	327	145
Homeownership rate	30.6%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowiche	White Swan
Population	821 → 449 (-45.3%)	851 → 598 (-29.7%)
Median household income	$48,486 → $38,698 (-20.2%)	$45,962 → $56,458 (+22.8%)
Median home value	—	$74,300 → $88,500 (+19.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,110 → $883 (-20.5%)	$491 → $495 (+0.8%)

Cowiche

Population

821449

Median household income

$48,486$38,698

Median gross rent

$1,110$883

White Swan

Population

851598

Median household income

$45,962$56,458

Median home value

$74,300$88,500

Median gross rent

$491$495

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowiche	White Swan
Under 5	0.0%	10.5%
5 to 17	8.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	4.7%	25.4%
25 to 34	8.9%	15.2%
35 to 44	21.4%	7.7%
45 to 54	29.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	8.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	3.3%
75 and over	16.0%	1.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowiche	White Swan
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	3.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	67.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	39.2%	29.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowiche	White Swan
No high school diploma	34.9%	31.5%
High school graduate	12.8%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	45.6%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowiche	White Swan
Drove alone	77.1%	84.1%
Carpooled	22.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowiche	White Swan
1-unit, detached	51.4%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48.6%	27.6%

Poverty & households

	Cowiche	White Swan
Poverty rate	23.4%	39.7%
Average household size	1.37	4.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1971	1973