Soap Lake

Population: 1,286
Median home value: $156,300

Soap Lake is a community in Grant County, Washington, home to 1,286 residents. At $156,300, its median home value sits below Grant County's $275,700.

From 2019 to 2023, Soap Lake's population declined 17.1% from 1,551 to 1,286, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $110,000 to $156,300.

The median gross rent is $605. 11.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,286
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $156,300
Median gross rent: $605
Housing units: 899
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5511,286

Median household income

$32,826$43,009

Median home value

$110,000$156,300

Median gross rent

$460$605

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,551	$32,826	$110,000	$460
2020	1,572	$38,201	$123,400	$467
2021	1,333	$36,767	$121,000	$582
2022	1,378	$43,009	$138,900	$665
2023	1,286	—	$156,300	$605

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 544.9%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	4.1%
5 to 17	216	16.8%
18 to 24	131	10.2%
25 to 34	85	6.6%
35 to 44	228	17.7%
45 to 54	63	4.9%
55 to 64	194	15.1%
65 to 74	156	12.1%
75 and over	160	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	669	52.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	56	4.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	1.4%
Two or more races	140	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	403	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate27.8%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	189	21.3%
High school graduate	246	27.8%
Some college or associate's	348	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	35	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	68	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled2.0%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means5.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	420	84.2%
Carpooled	10	2.0%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	8.6%
Other means	25	5.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	141	30.9%
15 to 29 min	153	33.6%
30 to 44 min	114	25.0%
45 to 59 min	9	2.0%
60+ min	39	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 29.5% (362 of 1,228)

	Count	Share
Family households	229	38.4%
Nonfamily households	368	61.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	597	66.4%
Vacant	302	33.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	380	63.7%
Renter-occupied	217	36.3%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.2%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	370	41.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	128	14.2%
5 to 19 units	143	15.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	258	28.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5365345
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.54 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 47.3911, -119.4846