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SheetWA-NESPELEM-COMMUNITY-WA · Nespelem Community, WA 322 pop · income 76th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Nespelem Community
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Nespelem Community on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Spencerville · lowest
43,542
Spencerville · lowest
43,542 median HH income
17.4% of the leader · rank #1
Fairfield Pla… · near
97,133
Fairfield Pla… · near
97,133 median HH income
38.9% of the leader · rank #2
Chesapeake Ra… · near
97,139
Chesapeake Ra… · near
97,139 median HH income
38.9% of the leader · rank #3
Nespelem Comm… · this city
97,143
Nespelem Comm… · this city
97,143 median HH income
38.9% of the leader · rank #4
Selma · near
97,153
Selma · near
97,153 median HH income
38.9% of the leader · rank #5
Miramar Beach · near
97,159
Miramar Beach · near
97,159 median HH income
38.9% of the leader · rank #6
Hunts Point · highest
250,001
Hunts Point · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Nespelem Community on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 322.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Nespelem Community places in the 76th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
76th
percentile, household income
27th
percentile, home value
70th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Nespelem Community, WA
Washington's Nespelem Community is a small town, with 322 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Nespelem Community brings in $97,143 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 3.4%. Home values in Nespelem Community run a median of $149,400, and the median resident age is 33.4 years. Educational attainment runs 14.9% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 41.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Washington scores 107.0 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,472 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $188 across Washington, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 out of 100 (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Nespelem Community's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Nespelem Community, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Nespelem Community?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 3.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
What does the journey to work look like in Nespelem Community?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 84.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Nespelem Community?
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Hunts Point (321 residents, $250,000+ income); Lyle (321 residents); Marblemount (318 residents, $99,006 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Alford, FL (322 residents); Kings, IL (322 residents); Latham, IL (322 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B+
$97,143
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate B+
3.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
14.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living F
107.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Nespelem Community profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 76/100 (B+) · $97,143
Poverty rate: 76/100 (B+) · 3.4%
Bachelor's+ share: 20/100 (F) · 14.9%
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
How does Nespelem Community compare to other US cities?
Where Nespelem Community sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income76% higher than other cities
Home value27% pricier than other cities
Median rent70% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Nespelem Community against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Washington only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Washington-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Nespelem Community near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Nespelem Community ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Nespelem Community only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#208 of 565
63rd percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#550 of 565
3rd percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#387 of 598
34th percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#484 of 599
19th percentile in Washington
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Washington only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
76th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Nespelem Community's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$149,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 73% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#450 of 15,516
More affordable than 97% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#441 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.5×, Nespelem Community sits in the affordable band:
national rank #450 of 15,516 and #441 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$97,143Nespelem Community, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Nespelem Community, WA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Nespelem Community, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)14.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)41.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
322
Median Income
$97,143
Median Home Value
$149,400
Median Age
33.4
Poverty Rate
3.4%
Labor force participation
41.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
14.9%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
84.9%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
9.4%
Based on 106 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Washington statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $188
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Washington at $188 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Washington statewide averages, not a meter reading for Nespelem Community. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Washington's BEA cost-of-living index is 107.0 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Nespelem Community is $1,472/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Washington statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 70.0 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Washington statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Nespelem Community sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Nespelem Community compares to similar-size Washington cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.