Clark County, Washington

26 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 510,516
Median household income: $94,948
Median home value: $487,900

Clark County, Washington counts 510,516 residents. 26 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $94,948 is in line with the Washington median ($94,952).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clark County's population grew 7.9% from 473,252 to 510,516, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $75,253 to $94,948.

8.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.62 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 510,516
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $94,948
Median home value: $487,900
Median gross rent: $1,668
Housing units: 201,114
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

473,252510,516

Median household income

$75,253$94,948

Median home value

$327,000$487,900

Median gross rent

$1,261$1,668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	473,252	$75,253	$327,000	$1,261
2020	481,950	$77,184	$355,000	$1,328
2021	496,494	$82,719	$381,700	$1,432
2022	504,091	$90,115	$453,200	$1,572
2023	510,516	$94,948	$487,900	$1,668

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29,132	5.7%
5 to 17	88,964	17.4%
18 to 24	41,029	8.0%
25 to 34	69,628	13.6%
35 to 44	69,689	13.7%
45 to 54	65,307	12.8%
55 to 64	63,755	12.5%
65 to 74	51,806	10.1%
75 and over	31,206	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	375,468	73.5%
Black or African American	10,363	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,551	0.3%
Asian	23,938	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4,068	0.8%
Some other race	2,840	0.6%
Two or more races	31,102	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61,186	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25,431	7.2%
High school graduate	86,129	24.5%
Some college or associate's	124,011	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	73,646	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	42,174	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	170,338	70.4%
Carpooled	19,090	7.9%
Public transit	2,893	1.2%
Walked	3,906	1.6%
Bicycle	854	0.4%
Worked from home	41,755	17.3%
Other means	3,135	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49,619	24.8%
15 to 29 min	84,843	42.4%
30 to 44 min	39,076	19.5%
45 to 59 min	13,744	6.9%
60+ min	12,934	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 8.4% (42,559 of 506,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	130,439	67.4%
Nonfamily households	62,948	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	193,387	96.2%
Vacant	7,727	3.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128,039	66.2%
Renter-occupied	65,348	33.8%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	134,732	67.0%
1-unit, attached	12,096	6.0%
2 to 4 units	11,896	5.9%
5 to 19 units	15,326	7.6%
20 or more units	18,762	9.3%
Mobile home & other	8,302	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 53011
State: Washington
Land area: 629 sq mi
Water area: 27 sq mi
Center point: 45.7717, -122.4860