Moxee vs Wapato

A side-by-side comparison of Moxee and Wapato: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wapato has the higher population (4,577 vs 4,545 in Moxee). Moxee has the higher median household income ($97,194 vs $51,341 in Wapato). Moxee has the higher median home value ($334,100 vs $177,600 in Wapato).

Population, income & housing

	Moxee	Wapato
Population	4,545	4,577
Median age	34.2 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$97,194	$51,341
Median home value	$334,100	$177,600
Median gross rent	$1,360	$931
Housing units	1,630	1,269
Homeownership rate	85.3%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moxee	Wapato
Population	4,012 → 4,545 (+13.3%)	5,041 → 4,577 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$59,297 → $97,194 (+63.9%)	$40,772 → $51,341 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$171,700 → $334,100 (+94.6%)	$112,400 → $177,600 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,360 (+18.3%)	$687 → $931 (+35.5%)

Moxee

Population

4,0124,545

Median household income

$59,297$97,194

Median home value

$171,700$334,100

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,360

Wapato

Population

5,0414,577

Median household income

$40,772$51,341

Median home value

$112,400$177,600

Median gross rent

$687$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moxee	Wapato
Under 5	4.8%	8.3%
5 to 17	22.5%	29.8%
18 to 24	11.4%	13.1%
25 to 34	13.6%	8.1%
35 to 44	19.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	7.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	16.3%	9.1%
65 to 74	3.6%	5.1%
75 and over	1.2%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moxee	Wapato
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	3.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	40.1%	89.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moxee	Wapato
No high school diploma	14.5%	46.1%
High school graduate	26.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moxee	Wapato
Drove alone	79.1%	72.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moxee	Wapato
1-unit, detached	95.8%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.4%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Moxee	Wapato
Poverty rate	8.2%	22.0%
Average household size	3.05	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	2003	1968