Desert Aire

Population: 2,953
Median household income: $83,482
Median home value: $434,600

Desert Aire, a community in Grant County, Washington, has 2,953 residents. At $83,482, its median household income sits above Grant County's $71,115.

Between 2019 and 2023, Desert Aire's population grew 8.9% from 2,712 to 2,953, while its median home value rose 86.2% from $233,400 to $434,600.

The median gross rent is $1,689. 26.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,953
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $83,482
Median home value: $434,600
Median gross rent: $1,689
Housing units: 1,322
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7122,953

Median household income

$66,127$83,482

Median home value

$233,400$434,600

Median gross rent

$1,042$1,689

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,712	$66,127	$233,400	$1,042
2020	2,716	$85,547	$357,700	$1,226
2021	2,819	$74,526	$375,900	$1,584
2022	2,714	$81,893	$410,100	$1,679
2023	2,953	$83,482	$434,600	$1,689

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1726.2%

18 to 240.9%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 544.8%

55 to 645.5%

65 to 7415.1%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	255	8.6%
5 to 17	774	26.2%
18 to 24	28	0.9%
25 to 34	481	16.3%
35 to 44	548	18.6%
45 to 54	142	4.8%
55 to 64	161	5.5%
65 to 74	446	15.1%
75 and over	118	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	902	30.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,031	68.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	519	27.4%
High school graduate	389	20.5%
Some college or associate's	490	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	458	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone65.5%

Carpooled30.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	782	65.5%
Carpooled	360	30.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	472	41.3%
15 to 29 min	150	13.1%
30 to 44 min	481	42.1%
45 to 59 min	23	2.0%
60+ min	16	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 6.4% (186 of 2,915)

	Count	Share
Family households	683	68.4%
Nonfamily households	316	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	999	75.6%
Vacant	323	24.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	855	85.6%
Renter-occupied	144	14.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	920	69.6%
1-unit, attached	30	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	372	28.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5317617
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Water area: 2.7 sq mi
Center point: 46.6942, -119.9291