Waterville

Population: 1,353
Median household income: $75,854
Median home value: $247,300

Located in Douglas County, Washington, Waterville is a community with a population of 1,353. At $75,854, its median household income sits below Douglas County's $80,374.

From 2019 to 2023, Waterville's population declined 10.6% from 1,513 to 1,353, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $174,000 to $247,300.

The typical home was built around 1944. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,353
Median age: 48.0 yrs
Median household income: $75,854
Median home value: $247,300
Median gross rent: $1,533
Housing units: 530
Homeownership rate: 79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5131,353

Median household income

$59,830$75,854

Median home value

$174,000$247,300

Median gross rent

$743$1,533

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,513	$59,830	$174,000	$743
2020	1,435	$64,058	$194,200	$843
2021	1,461	$66,404	$198,400	$1,229
2022	1,488	$71,964	$231,000	$1,519
2023	1,353	$75,854	$247,300	$1,533

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7417.5%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	59	4.4%
5 to 17	130	9.6%
18 to 24	138	10.2%
25 to 34	178	13.2%
35 to 44	144	10.6%
45 to 54	154	11.4%
55 to 64	275	20.3%
65 to 74	237	17.5%
75 and over	38	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	969	71.6%
Black or African American	3	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	2.1%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	266	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	20.7%
High school graduate	388	37.8%
Some college or associate's	311	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	90	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.4%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	566	79.3%
Carpooled	33	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	96	13.4%
Other means	19	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	20.6%
15 to 29 min	50	8.1%
30 to 44 min	305	49.4%
45 to 59 min	73	11.8%
60+ min	63	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 6.8% (92 of 1,353)

	Count	Share
Family households	345	71.4%
Nonfamily households	138	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	483	91.1%
Vacant	47	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	384	79.5%
Renter-occupied	99	20.5%

1-unit, detached86.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	457	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.2%
Mobile home & other	72	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5376510
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.6480, -120.0707