Washougal, Washington demographics

Washougal, WA demographics: median age 38.4; 28.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Washougal city, Washington · Incorporated city · GEOID 5376405. The survey estimates a population of 17,490 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Washougal is 38.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.3 years. There are 6,200 households (±411). 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	38.4 ±2.3	38.3 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,490
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Under 18	3,764 ±510	21.5% ±2.9 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	4,061 ±578	23.2% ±3.3 pp	23.7%	22.8%
35–64	6,733 ±574	38.5% ±3.3 pp	38.3%	38.0%
65 and older	2,932 ±389	16.8% ±2.2 pp	16.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,490
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Male	8,545 ±376	48.9% ±2.1 pp	50.4%	49.5%
Female	8,945 ±381	51.1% ±2.2 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: 17,490
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
White alone	14,149 ±490	80.9% ±2.8 pp	65.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	128 ±140 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	14 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	501 ±252 · low precision	2.9% ±1.4 pp · low precision	9.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.2%
Some other race alone	534 ±241	3.1% ±1.4 pp	5.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,164 ±406	12.4% ±2.3 pp	12.8%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,490
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,502 ±584	88.6% ±3.3 pp	85.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,988 ±581	11.4% ±3.3 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: 6,200
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,112 ±343	50.2% ±4.4 pp	49.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	386 ±161	6.2% ±2.6 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	710 ±184	11.5% ±2.9 pp	9.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,189 ±253	19.2% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	803 ±287	13.0% ±4.5 pp	8.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,200
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,154 ±228	34.7% ±2.9 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,046 ±447	65.3% ±5.8 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,200
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,189 ±253	19.2% ±3.9 pp	27.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,306 ±392	37.2% ±5.8 pp	35.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,147 ±268	18.5% ±4.2 pp	15.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	608 ±128	9.8% ±2.0 pp	12.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	553 ±175	8.9% ±2.8 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	186 ±94 · low precision	3.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	211 ±161 · low precision	3.4% ±2.6 pp · low precision	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: 17,490
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Native	16,713 ±288	95.6% ±1.6 pp	84.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	777 ±286	4.4% ±1.6 pp	15.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 16,694
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
English only	15,120 ±474	90.6% ±2.6 pp	78.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,132 ±361	6.8% ±2.2 pp	9.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	59 ±65 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	34 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	169 ±157 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	29 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	49 ±51 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	56 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	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: 12,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	915 ±318	7.4% ±2.6 pp	7.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,520 ±388	28.5% ±2.9 pp	21.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,230 ±454	26.1% ±3.5 pp	21.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,123 ±279	9.1% ±2.2 pp	10.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,131 ±315	17.2% ±2.4 pp	24.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,438 ±351	11.6% ±2.8 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: 17,362
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Washington	U.S.
Same house	14,707 ±808	84.7% ±4.6 pp	85.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,371 ±506	7.9% ±2.9 pp	8.0%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	165 ±113 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,031 ±585 · low precision	5.9% ±3.4 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	88 ±83 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	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

5.1% of Washougal residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.3% in Washington and 8.4% nationally. 95.4% 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	Washougal	Washington	U.S.	Compared with Washington
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±1.5 pp	6.3%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.4% ±2.2 pp	93.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	9.9% ±2.1 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 Washougal . 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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