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SheetWA-UNIONTOWN-WA · Uniontown, WA 355 pop · income 35th 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 Uniontown
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Uniontown on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
LaCrosse · lowest
31,250
LaCrosse · lowest
31,250 median HH income
19.4% of the leader · rank #1
Uniontown · this city
59,643
Uniontown · this city
59,643 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #2
Astor · near
59,643
Astor · near
59,643 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #3
Elk · near
59,643
Elk · near
59,643 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #4
Macedonia · near
59,643
Macedonia · near
59,643 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #5
Bridgeport · near
59,643
Bridgeport · near
59,643 median HH income
37.0% of the leader · rank #6
Raft Island · highest
161,389
Raft Island · highest
161,389 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 Uniontown 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: 355.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Uniontown places in the 35th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
35th
percentile, household income
62nd
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: Uniontown, WA
355 people live in Uniontown, Washington - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Uniontown report a median income of $59,643 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 8.0%. Home values in Uniontown run a median of $284,100, and the median resident age is 38.0 years. Educational attainment runs 36.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 63.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 3 residential building permits were authorized in Uniontown (Building Boom), up 50% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data.
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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,472 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Washington run around $188, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 70.0 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Uniontown'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 population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Uniontown, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Uniontown growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +9 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +2.3% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 3 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Uniontown?
Within Washington, the closest population matches are Snoqualmie Pass (354 residents); Schwana (352 residents, $90,592 income); LaCrosse (362 residents, $31,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Ridgecrest Heights, CA (355 residents); Shaver Lake, CA (355 residents); Eldorado Springs, CO (355 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.
How far does income reach against housing in Uniontown?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 8.0%, 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. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
What does the journey to work look like in Uniontown?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 85.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Below median income · poverty 8.0% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
107.0 (US=100)
High cost · BEA RPP 2024, Washington average
F
City profile score · Uniontown, WA
39/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
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.
Bachelor's+ share B-
36.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate D
8.0%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$59,643
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); 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).
Uniontown profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 69/100 (B-) · 36.7%
Poverty rate: 48/100 (D) · 8.0%
Household income: 34/100 (F) · $59,643
Cost of living: 15/100 (F) · 107.0 index
How does Uniontown compare to other US cities?
Where Uniontown sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income35% higher than other cities
Home value62% 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 Uniontown 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 Uniontown near the bottom of Washington's cities
Among the 599 Washington cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Uniontown ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Uniontown only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#452 of 565
20th percentile in Washington
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 599
0th percentile in Washington
Median Home Value
#416 of 565
26th percentile in Washington
Poverty Rate
#217 of 598
63rd percentile in Washington
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#160 of 599
73rd 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
35th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Uniontown's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$284,10038th percentilemore affordable than 38% 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
Uniontown's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,488 of 15,516
More affordable than 20% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,506 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.8×, Uniontown sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,488 of 15,516 and #9,506 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$59,643Uniontown, WA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Uniontown, 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 Uniontown, WA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)36.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)8.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
355
Median Income
$59,643
Median Home Value
$284,100
Median Age
38.0
Poverty Rate
8.0%
Labor force participation
63.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
36.7%
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Uniontown's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
389 residents
2021
378 residents
2022
381 residents
2023
384 residents
2024
390 residents
2025
398 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
3
housing units authorized
Single-Family
3
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
8.5
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
2
2
0
$0.5M
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
2
2
0
$0.6M
2023
2
2
0
$0.8M
2024
3
3
0
$0.9M
Permit volume increased 50% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
85.6%
Carpool
9.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.8%
Work from Home
3.0%
Based on 167 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 Uniontown. 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 Uniontown 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 Uniontown sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Uniontown 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 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.