Vancouver, Washington demographics

Vancouver, WA demographics: median age 37.9; 32.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vancouver city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5374060. The survey estimates a population of 195,300 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vancouver is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.7 years. There are 81,504 households (±1,090). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.9 ±0.7	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,300
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	40,373 ±1,625	20.7% ±0.8 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	49,190 ±1,488	25.2% ±0.8 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	73,096 ±1,907	37.4% ±1.0 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	32,641 ±1,276	16.7% ±0.7 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,300
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	96,124 ±945	49.2% ±0.5 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	99,176 ±942	50.8% ±0.5 pp	49.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,300
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	134,164 ±2,438	68.7% ±1.2 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,281 ±748	3.2% ±0.4 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	1,969 ±500	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	10,439 ±929	5.3% ±0.5 pp	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	2,996 ±633	1.5% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,329 ±1,580	6.8% ±0.8 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	26,122 ±2,028	13.4% ±1.0 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,300
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	162,447 ±1,537	83.2% ±0.8 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	32,853 ±1,527	16.8% ±0.8 pp	14.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 81,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	32,427 ±1,054	39.8% ±1.2 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	4,149 ±564	5.1% ±0.7 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	9,721 ±803	11.9% ±1.0 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	26,848 ±1,260	32.9% ±1.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	8,359 ±800	10.3% ±1.0 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 81,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	21,720 ±935	26.6% ±1.1 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	59,784 ±1,579	73.4% ±1.7 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 81,504
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	26,848 ±1,260	32.9% ±1.5 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	28,447 ±1,337	34.9% ±1.6 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	11,146 ±848	13.7% ±1.0 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	8,545 ±895	10.5% ±1.1 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	4,098 ±494	5.0% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,302 ±296	1.6% ±0.4 pp	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,118 ±284	1.4% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 195,300
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	170,383 ±1,716	87.2% ±0.9 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	24,917 ±1,711	12.8% ±0.9 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 184,678
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	148,350 ±2,415	80.3% ±1.3 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	18,531 ±1,676	10.0% ±0.9 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	632 ±246	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	475 ±191	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5,489 ±1,087	3.0% ±0.6 pp	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,176 ±708	1.2% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	867 ±378	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,376 ±480	0.7% ±0.3 pp	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,289 ±354	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	1,097 ±410	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	2,976 ±563	1.6% ±0.3 pp	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	634 ±366 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	786 ±358	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 138,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	12,361 ±1,005	9.0% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	33,609 ±1,644	24.3% ±1.2 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	33,657 ±1,352	24.4% ±0.9 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	13,773 ±835	10.0% ±0.6 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	27,582 ±1,462	20.0% ±1.0 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17,075 ±1,033	12.4% ±0.7 pp	15.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 193,082
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	161,316 ±2,323	83.5% ±1.2 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	17,683 ±1,754	9.2% ±0.9 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,325 ±977	1.7% ±0.5 pp	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	10,248 ±1,352	5.3% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	510 ±223	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.6% of Vancouver residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 93.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vancouver	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.6% ±0.7 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.4% ±0.1 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.5% ±0.5 pp	7.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Vancouver . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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