Cowiche, WA

Census Place

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2023 Population

449

0.899% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/APatty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AMaria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

53.6

22.9% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$38,698

2023 Median Property Value

$218,600

2023 Employed Population

175

13.4% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Cowiche, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Cowiche, WA was $218,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Cowiche, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Cowiche, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Cowiche, WA employs 175 people. The largest industries in Cowiche, WA are , and the highest paying industries are Total ($46,237).

Males in Washington have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $73,054. The income inequality in Washington (measured using the Gini index) is 0.47, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

175

2023 Value

± 182

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 162%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cowiche, WA, are Material Moving Occupations (96 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (40 people), and Production Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cowiche, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

175

2023 Value

± 182

−13.4%

1 Year decline

± 162%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cowiche, WA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cowiche, WA, though some of these residents may live in Cowiche, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

Civics

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

N/APatty Murray

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 1993

N/AMaria Cantwell

Senator from Washington

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Washington

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Washington have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.975% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.954% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.4M), and Bachelors Degree (1.33M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cowiche, WA was $218,600 in 2023, which is 0.721 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between N/A and 2023 the median property value increased from N/A to $218,600, a N/A N/A. The homeownership rate in Cowiche, WA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Cowiche, WA have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cowiche, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$218,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$29,566

N/A

Median Property Taxes

±N/A

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cowiche, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cowiche, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Cowiche, WA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,698

Median Household Income

± $38,195

327

Number of Households

± 221

The following chart displays the households in Cowiche, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cowiche, WA is from Washington.

0.47

2022 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2022, the income inequality in Washington was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Washington across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.1%)
Carpooled (22.9%)
Public Transit (0%)

In 2023, 77.1% of workers in Cowiche, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.9%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cowiche, WA have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 22.9% of the workforce in Cowiche, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cowiche, WA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cowiche, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cowiche, WA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cowiche, WA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cowiche, WA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Cowiche, WA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yakima County, WA see 1536 patients per year on average, which represents a 7.79% increase from the previous year (1425 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1438 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 282 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,536 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yakima County, WA

Primary care physicians in Yakima County, WA see an average of 1,536 patients per year. This represents a 7.79% increase from the previous year (1,425 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yakima County, WA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cowiche, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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