By the numbers

Population and people

• 199,600 residents¹
• Median age: 36.8
• 21% under age 18
• 17% 65 or older
• 50.2% female
• 49.8% male
• 14.7% identify as having a disability 
• 7.7% are veterans
• 31% of high schoolers (Vancouver & Evergreen) identify as LGBTQ+²

Income and education

• Median household income: $76,799
• 49% of residents rent their home
• 51% of residents own their home
• 61% employment rate
• 91.1% have a high school diploma
• 31.2% hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
• 10% currently live below the federal poverty level

Language, race and ethnicity

• 22% speak a language other than English in the home³
• Asian and Pacific Island: 3.6%
• Other: 0.7%
• Other Indo-European: 6.3% 
• Spanish: 11.5%
• 13.8% of residents were not born in the United States

Total population race & ethnicity breakdown

• 5.5% Asian
• 3.8% Black or African American
• 17.6% Hispanic, Latino/a/e and Non-White
• 0.3% Native American
• 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
• 0.6% Other
• 6.6% Two or more races
• 64.6% White

K-12 student race & ethnicity breakdown²

• Asian: 4.65%
• Black or African American: 3.15%
• Hispanic, Latino/a/e and Non-White: 27.45%
• Native American: 0.45%
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander: 2.7%
• Two or more races: 8.9%
• White: 52.6%

Sources:

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2022 1-year estimates

¹Washington Office of Financial Management Official Population Estimates

²Statewide Healthy Youth Survey conducted in 2021, sponsored by Health Care Authority, the Department of Health, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the Liquor and Cannabis Board

³2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates: Language spoken at home