Union Gap vs Wapato

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

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

Union Gap has the higher population (6,511 vs 4,577 in Wapato). Union Gap has the higher median household income ($58,958 vs $51,341 in Wapato). Union Gap has the higher median home value ($186,200 vs $177,600 in Wapato).

Population, income & housing

	Union Gap	Wapato
Population	6,511	4,577
Median age	32.7 yrs	24.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,958	$51,341
Median home value	$186,200	$177,600
Median gross rent	$1,111	$931
Housing units	2,256	1,269
Homeownership rate	64.0%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	6.1%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union Gap	Wapato
Population	6,163 → 6,511 (+5.6%)	5,041 → 4,577 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$41,310 → $58,958 (+42.7%)	$40,772 → $51,341 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$107,800 → $186,200 (+72.7%)	$112,400 → $177,600 (+58.0%)
Median gross rent	$868 → $1,111 (+28.0%)	$687 → $931 (+35.5%)

Union Gap

Population

6,1636,511

Median household income

$41,310$58,958

Median home value

$107,800$186,200

Median gross rent

$868$1,111

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)

	Union Gap	Wapato
Under 5	6.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	29.8%
18 to 24	14.3%	13.1%
25 to 34	11.9%	8.1%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.1%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.1%
75 and over	4.7%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union Gap	Wapato
White (non-Hispanic)	32.8%	3.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.4%	4.0%
Asian	4.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	56.2%	89.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union Gap	Wapato
No high school diploma	32.9%	46.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union Gap	Wapato
Drove alone	75.9%	72.6%
Carpooled	17.1%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	1.9%
Other means	1.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union Gap	Wapato
1-unit, detached	67.7%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.4%
20 or more units	0.8%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	19.7%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Union Gap	Wapato
Poverty rate	12.8%	22.0%
Average household size	3.02	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1970	1968