Columbia County vs Skamania County

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia County and Skamania County: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia County and Skamania County are counties in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Skamania County has the higher population (12,276 vs 3,996 in Columbia County). Skamania County has the higher median household income ($90,085 vs $71,528 in Columbia County). Skamania County has the higher median home value ($472,600 vs $256,100 in Columbia County).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia County	Skamania County
Population	3,996	12,276
Median age	52.1 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,528	$90,085
Median home value	$256,100	$472,600
Median gross rent	$944	$1,024
Housing units	2,218	5,899
Homeownership rate	77.9%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia County	Skamania County
Population	3,992 → 3,996 (+0.1%)	11,753 → 12,276 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$53,423 → $71,528 (+33.9%)	$65,181 → $90,085 (+38.2%)
Median home value	$179,400 → $256,100 (+42.8%)	$296,700 → $472,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $944 (+23.7%)	$850 → $1,024 (+20.5%)

Columbia County

Population

3,9923,996

Median household income

$53,423$71,528

Median home value

$179,400$256,100

Median gross rent

$763$944

Skamania County

Population

11,75312,276

Median household income

$65,181$90,085

Median home value

$296,700$472,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia County	Skamania County
Under 5	4.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.1%
25 to 34	8.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	17.6%
65 to 74	17.1%	14.9%
75 and over	12.6%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia County	Skamania County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.2%	1.1%
Two or more races	9.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia County	Skamania County
No high school diploma	11.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	22.4%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	39.3%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	10.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia County	Skamania County
Drove alone	75.6%	69.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	6.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.1%	17.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia County	Skamania County
1-unit, detached	86.2%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	7.5%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Columbia County	Skamania County
Poverty rate	9.0%	8.3%
Average household size	2.07	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1948	1984