Douglas County, Washington

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 43,733
Median household income: $80,374
Median home value: $402,900

Douglas County is a county in Washington with a population of 43,733. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $80,374 runs below the Washington figure of $94,952.

Between 2019 and 2023, Douglas County's population grew 4.1% from 42,023 to 43,733, while its median household income rose 27.7% from $62,951 to $80,374.

78.2% of workers drive to work alone. 67.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 43,733
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,374
Median home value: $402,900
Median gross rent: $1,234
Housing units: 17,721
Homeownership rate: 68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

42,02343,733

Median household income

$62,951$80,374

Median home value

$271,500$402,900

Median gross rent

$909$1,234

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	42,023	$62,951	$271,500	$909
2020	42,520	$65,730	$284,900	$956
2021	42,622	$68,979	$304,500	$1,077
2022	43,189	$79,422	$366,800	$1,181
2023	43,733	$80,374	$402,900	$1,234

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,734	6.3%
5 to 17	8,231	18.8%
18 to 24	3,600	8.2%
25 to 34	5,548	12.7%
35 to 44	5,517	12.6%
45 to 54	4,913	11.2%
55 to 64	5,308	12.1%
65 to 74	4,643	10.6%
75 and over	3,239	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,892	59.2%
Black or African American	202	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	249	0.6%
Asian	371	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	128	0.3%
Some other race	134	0.3%
Two or more races	1,595	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,162	34.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.5%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,093	17.5%
High school graduate	8,273	28.4%
Some college or associate's	9,425	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,440	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,937	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,191	78.2%
Carpooled	1,480	7.1%
Public transit	217	1.0%
Walked	293	1.4%
Bicycle	105	0.5%
Worked from home	1,574	7.6%
Other means	847	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,632	34.7%
15 to 29 min	8,088	42.3%
30 to 44 min	2,439	12.7%
45 to 59 min	921	4.8%
60+ min	1,053	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 7.9% (3,444 of 43,534)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,625	74.0%
Nonfamily households	4,083	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,708	88.6%
Vacant	2,013	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,746	68.4%
Renter-occupied	4,962	31.6%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other15.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,037	67.9%
1-unit, attached	375	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,445	8.2%
5 to 19 units	493	2.8%
20 or more units	667	3.8%
Mobile home & other	2,704	15.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 53017
State: Washington
Land area: 1,819 sq mi
Water area: 30 sq mi
Center point: 47.7418, -119.6946