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Klickitat County, WA

Demographic and economic profile of Klickitat County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Klickitat County is a small rural county of 23,082 residents with a relatively older workforce—median age 46.8—and a labor force participation rate of just 54.3%, though the county posted 7.9% population growth over five years. About 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings sit at $41,431, and the unemployment rate is 4.8%. At $388,700 median home value and $1,119 monthly median rent, housing costs are moderate relative to the county's GDP per capita of $78,171, which runs well above median household income of $71,042.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,082

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,042

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.9% since 2018

Klickitat County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,171 (81.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,650 (7.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,125 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races809 (3.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone331 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone179 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,401
  2. 2.Other Indo-European146
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic122
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)44
  5. 5.Vietnamese30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

8.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,899

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,171

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$42,193

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,978
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,072
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,049
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining932
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)859

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,884
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,821
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,475
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,456
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,124

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.59×)1,055
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)546
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.08×)753
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.04×)241
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.02×)2,397

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$388,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,119/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9991,486 (19.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,389 (18.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999930 (12.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999878 (11.6%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999503 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999409 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,431

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,138 (65.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,661 (17.7%)
  • Carpooled650 (6.9%)
  • Walked390 (4.2%)
  • Other249 (2.7%)
  • Public Transit218 (2.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.