Vancouver, WA

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2023 Population

192,696

1.05% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/APatty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AMaria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

0.267% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

9.94% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$440,300

9.15% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Vancouver, 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.

92.8% of the residents in Vancouver, WA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Clark College (1,473 degrees awarded in 2023), International Air and Hospitality Academy (399 degrees), and Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus (81 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Vancouver, WA was $440,300, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Vancouver, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Vancouver, WA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Vancouver, WA is home to a population of 193k people, from which 92.8% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Vancouver, WA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Vancouver, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2023 Citizenship

92.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Vancouver, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
3,944 ± 355
Gulf War (2001-)
2,653 ± 419
Gulf War (1990s)
1,961 ± 373

Vancouver, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Vancouver, WA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Vancouver, WA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Vancouver, WA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Vancouver, 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vancouver, WA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vancouver, WA, though some of these residents may live in Vancouver, 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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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

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

Most students graduating from Universities in Vancouver, WA are White (1,234 and 63.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (283 and 14.5%), Two or More Races (116 and 5.96%), and Unknown (106 and 5.45%).

The largest universities in Vancouver, WA by number of degrees awarded are Clark College (1,473 and NaNM%), International Air and Hospitality Academy (399 and NaNM%), and Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus (81 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in N/A are Liberal Arts & Sciences (711 and NaNM%), Other Air Transportation (216 and NaNM%), and Other Related Mechanical Engineering Technologies (127 and NaNM%).

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Clark College
1,473 degrees awarded
International Air and Hospitality Academy
399 degrees awarded
Aveda Institute Portland-Vancouver Campus
81 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Clark College with 1,473 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 790 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Vancouver, WA, which is 0.679 times less than the 1,163 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,234 degrees mean that there were 4.36 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 283 degrees awarded.

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

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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 Vancouver, WA was $440,300 in 2023, which is NaNk times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $403,400 to $440,300, a 9.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Vancouver, WA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Vancouver, WA have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Vancouver, WA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$440,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,936

$39,754

Median Property Taxes

±$1,521

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 Vancouver, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

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

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Vancouver, WA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Vancouver, 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.

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Median Household Income

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79.7k

Number of Households

± 2,255

The following chart displays the households in Vancouver, 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 Vancouver, 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 (69.7%)
Worked At Home (15.2%)
Carpooled (9.53%)

In 2023, 69.7% of workers in Vancouver, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.53%).

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

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Vancouver, WA have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Vancouver, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Vancouver, WA (21.2k out of 191k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

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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

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

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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