Klickitat County, Washington

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,082
Median household income: $70,400
Median home value: $388,700

Home to 23,082 residents, Klickitat County is one of Washington's counties. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $70,400 is below the Washington median ($94,952).

Between 2019 and 2023, Klickitat County's population grew 6.3% from 21,721 to 23,082, while its median household income rose 26.2% from $55,773 to $70,400.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,082
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,400
Median home value: $388,700
Median gross rent: $1,119
Housing units: 10,722
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,72123,082

Median household income

$55,773$70,400

Median home value

$261,000$388,700

Median gross rent

$847$1,119

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,721	$55,773	$261,000	$847
2020	22,055	$56,667	$281,600	$868
2021	22,478	$59,583	$312,100	$921
2022	22,798	$66,581	$352,500	$986
2023	23,082	$70,400	$388,700	$1,119

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,046	4.5%
5 to 17	3,200	13.9%
18 to 24	1,413	6.1%
25 to 34	2,483	10.8%
35 to 44	2,878	12.5%
45 to 54	2,791	12.1%
55 to 64	3,523	15.3%
65 to 74	3,679	15.9%
75 and over	2,069	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,233	79.0%
Black or African American	166	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	278	1.2%
Asian	210	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	82	0.4%
Some other race	164	0.7%
Two or more races	968	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,981	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,754	10.1%
High school graduate	4,853	27.9%
Some college or associate's	5,381	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,144	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,291	13.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone66.1%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit2.6%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home16.0%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,398	66.1%
Carpooled	634	6.5%
Public transit	256	2.6%
Walked	550	5.7%
Bicycle	49	0.5%
Worked from home	1,547	16.0%
Other means	247	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,599	44.2%
15 to 29 min	1,934	23.8%
30 to 44 min	1,076	13.2%
45 to 59 min	725	8.9%
60+ min	800	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 13.7% (3,155 of 23,035)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,000	61.4%
Nonfamily households	3,774	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,774	91.2%
Vacant	948	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,383	75.5%
Renter-occupied	2,391	24.5%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,883	73.5%
1-unit, attached	243	2.3%
2 to 4 units	498	4.6%
5 to 19 units	173	1.6%
20 or more units	91	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,834	17.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 53039
State: Washington
Land area: 1,872 sq mi
Water area: 33 sq mi
Center point: 45.8704, -120.7793