Garfield County vs Wahkiakum County

A side-by-side comparison of Garfield County and Wahkiakum County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wahkiakum County has the higher population (4,573 vs 2,326 in Garfield County). Garfield County has the higher median household income ($62,411 vs $57,091 in Wahkiakum County). Wahkiakum County has the higher median home value ($344,500 vs $214,200 in Garfield County).

Population, income & housing

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
Population	2,326	4,573
Median age	52.6 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$62,411	$57,091
Median home value	$214,200	$344,500
Median gross rent	$768	$1,086
Housing units	1,223	2,207
Homeownership rate	76.9%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.8%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
Population	2,230 → 2,326 (+4.3%)	4,268 → 4,573 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$55,900 → $62,411 (+11.6%)	$53,227 → $57,091 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$149,400 → $214,200 (+43.4%)	$218,800 → $344,500 (+57.4%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $768 (+28.4%)	$760 → $1,086 (+42.9%)

Garfield County

Population

2,2302,326

Median household income

$55,900$62,411

Median home value

$149,400$214,200

Median gross rent

$598$768

Wahkiakum County

Population

4,2684,573

Median household income

$53,227$57,091

Median home value

$218,800$344,500

Median gross rent

$760$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
Under 5	3.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.1%
25 to 34	7.0%	7.4%
35 to 44	10.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.4%	17.3%
65 to 74	19.2%	19.3%
75 and over	10.4%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	84.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
No high school diploma	7.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	24.1%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	42.0%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
Drove alone	71.0%	67.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	3.1%	5.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	14.8%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
1-unit, detached	74.2%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.1%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Garfield County	Wahkiakum County
Poverty rate	10.8%	15.7%
Average household size	2.18	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	42
Median year structure built	1953	1979