City profile · Washington · Census ACS 2023

Pasco, WA

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Pasco - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

78,446
Residents
$81,130
Median income
$344,700
Median home
$1,538
Median rent (state)

Pasco - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Pasco lands in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 22nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

63rd
percentile, household income
71st
percentile, home value
61st
percentile, median rent
22nd
percentile, safety
📝 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: Pasco, WA

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 78,446 residents in Pasco, a small city within Washington. Pasco households earn a median of $81,130 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 10.4%. Home values in Pasco run a median of $344,700, and the median resident age is 30.2 years. 20.7% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 63.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 892 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 77% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2543.3 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Washington carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 107.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,538 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Washington's average monthly utility costs around $188 (state average). The average commute for Pasco workers runs 20.6 minutes, with 77.4% driving alone and 6.9% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 72.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (High).

Population

78,446 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Washington

Median Household Income

$81,130 /yr

Poverty 10.4%

Cost of Living Index (state)

107.0 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Washington average

How does Pasco compare to other US cities?

Here's how Pasco stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 63% higher than other cities
Home value 71% pricier than other cities
Median rent 61% pricier than other cities
Safety 22% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Washington alone, Pasco ranks #99 of 156 Washington cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Pasco's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Washington, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

63rdIncome percentile
22ndSafety percentile

63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 22nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Pasco's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Pasco's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 40 Avg. percentile National median
Pasco's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Pasco's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$344,700 29th percentile more affordable than 29% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Pasco $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

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

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Pasco, WA Pasco, WA's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Pasco, WA-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Pasco, WA median $81,130/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Pasco, WA's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Pasco, WA. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 20.7%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 10.4%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 63.8%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
78,446
Median Income
$81,130
Median Home Value
$344,700
Median Age
30.2
Poverty Rate
10.4%
Labor force participation
63.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
20.7%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
2543.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
347.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2195.7
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
29
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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76,000 residents78,000 residents80,000 residents82,000 residents84,000 residents 202020212022202320242025 77,650 residents 82,848 residents ▲ +6.7%
Pasco's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
892
housing units authorized
Single-Family
372
detached homes
Multifamily
520
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
11.4
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 504
2020 525
2021 574
2022 578
2023 858
2024 892

Permit volume increased 77% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
20.6 minutes
Drive Alone
77.4%
Carpool
13.6%
Public Transit
0.2%
Walk
1.1%
Work from Home
6.9%
Other
0.8%

Based on 34,657 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Washington - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$48
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$55
avg/month
Total Utilities
$188
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Washington state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Washington state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Pasco sits in

Cost of Living Index
107.0
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,538/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
72.5 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Washington

Redmond
75,721 people
Kennewick
84,389 people
Marysville
71,570 people
Auburn
85,455 people
South Hill
68,161 people
Sammamish
66,375 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Pasco's 78,446 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Kendall, FL
78,527 people
Milpitas, CA
78,216 people
Bloomington, IL
78,703 people
Auburn, AL
78,738 people
Bloomington, IN
78,791 people
Georgetown, TX
78,803 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Pasco's $81,130 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Americus, KS
$81,125 median income
La Junta Gardens, CO
$81,136 median income
Revere, MA
$81,121 median income
Tucker, GA
$81,141 median income
Elkins, AR
$81,111 median income
West Concord, MN
$81,111 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Pasco, WA Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Pasco, WA - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 50.0% 21.5% 22.9% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 57.1% White 50.0% Black or African American 2.0% Asian 1.8% American Indian 1.8% Native Hawaiian 0.2% Some other race 21.5% Two or more races 22.9% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Pasco compares to nearby Washington cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Pasco (this city) 78,446 $81,130
Redmond 75,721 $162,099
Kennewick 84,389 $72,867
Marysville 71,570 $100,362
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WA FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Pasco, WA?

What is the population of Pasco, WA? +

Pasco, WA has a population of 78,446 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Pasco, WA? +

Median annual household income in Pasco runs $81,130, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Pasco? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Pasco; the closest available measure is the Washington state average, a cost of living index of 107.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Washington vary by metro area.

Is Pasco, WA safe? +

Pasco has a total crime rate of 2543.3 per 100,000 residents, which is near the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Pasco, WA? +

Homes in Pasco carry a median value of $344,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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