Royal City

Population: 1,615
Median household income: $49,417
Median home value: $180,300

Royal City is a community in Grant County, Washington, home to 1,615 residents. Its median household income of $49,417 runs below the Grant County figure of $71,115.

From 2019 to 2023, Royal City's population declined 4.3% from 1,687 to 1,615.

39.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,615
Median age: 24.9 yrs
Median household income: $49,417
Median home value: $180,300
Median gross rent: $756
Housing units: 478
Homeownership rate: 58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6871,615

Median household income

$38,315$49,417

Median home value

$151,300$180,300

Median gross rent

$689$756

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,687	$38,315	—	$689
2020	2,384	$40,645	$151,300	$660
2021	2,270	$42,721	$152,800	$639
2022	2,060	$45,795	—	$703
2023	1,615	$49,417	$180,300	$756

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1729.2%

18 to 2416.2%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 644.7%

65 to 742.4%

75 and over1.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	5.1%
5 to 17	472	29.2%
18 to 24	262	16.2%
25 to 34	123	7.6%
35 to 44	310	19.2%
45 to 54	229	14.2%
55 to 64	76	4.7%
65 to 74	39	2.4%
75 and over	21	1.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	254	15.7%
Black or African American	10	0.6%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,351	83.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma54.4%

High school graduate18.2%

Some college or associate's12.2%

Bachelor's degree13.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	434	54.4%
High school graduate	145	18.2%
Some college or associate's	97	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	105	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	545	78.6%
Carpooled	68	9.8%
Public transit	10	1.4%
Walked	12	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	58	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	278	43.8%
15 to 29 min	194	30.6%
30 to 44 min	148	23.3%
45 to 59 min	15	2.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.63
Poverty rate: 28.2% (450 of 1,595)

	Count	Share
Family households	351	80.3%
Nonfamily households	86	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	437	91.4%
Vacant	41	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	257	58.8%
Renter-occupied	180	41.2%

1-unit, detached39.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other38.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	39.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	58	12.1%
5 to 19 units	32	6.7%
20 or more units	15	3.1%
Mobile home & other	186	38.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5360230
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.9019, -119.6207