Fords Prairie

Population: 1,762
Median household income: $55,556
Median home value: $297,400

Fords Prairie is a community in Lewis County, Washington, home to 1,762 residents. At $55,556, its median household income sits below Lewis County's $69,690.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fords Prairie's population declined 33.8% from 2,662 to 1,762, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $213,600 to $297,400.

The median gross rent is $1,196. 22.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,762
Median age: 52.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,556
Median home value: $297,400
Median gross rent: $1,196
Housing units: 885
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6621,762

Median household income

$72,394$55,556

Median home value

$213,600$297,400

Median gross rent

$875$1,196

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,662	$72,394	$213,600	$875
2020	2,582	$73,182	$240,500	$954
2021	2,605	$75,913	$262,300	$967
2022	2,842	$82,741	$272,600	$1,211
2023	1,762	$55,556	$297,400	$1,196

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6428.6%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	1.8%
5 to 17	193	11.0%
18 to 24	100	5.7%
25 to 34	260	14.8%
35 to 44	108	6.1%
45 to 54	193	11.0%
55 to 64	504	28.6%
65 to 74	233	13.2%
75 and over	139	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,499	85.1%
Black or African American	16	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	59	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.7%
Two or more races	36	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's54.7%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	25	1.7%
High school graduate	303	21.1%
Some college or associate's	786	54.7%
Bachelor's degree	242	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	81	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	673	83.5%
Carpooled	52	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	394	50.4%
15 to 29 min	61	7.8%
30 to 44 min	279	35.7%
45 to 59 min	47	6.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 14.2% (248 of 1,751)

	Count	Share
Family households	446	51.5%
Nonfamily households	420	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	866	97.9%
Vacant	19	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	675	77.9%
Renter-occupied	191	22.1%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	546	61.7%
1-unit, attached	19	2.1%
2 to 4 units	148	16.7%
5 to 19 units	18	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	154	17.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5324565
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 46.7491, -123.0037