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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.

How do Ilwaco, WA compare?

Population, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income (Census Bureau estimates Vintage 2025, 2020 Census, Building Permits Survey 2025, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates)
FigureIlwaco, WA
Residents, July 2025 (estimate)1,112
Change since April 2020+2.3%
Residents counted in the 2020 Census1,087
Residents per square mile (2020)530
Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents0.9
Median home value ÷ median household income3.8 years of income
A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less)14.3%
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. ■ differs from Ilwaco beyond the margins of error.
MeasureIlwaco, WA
Total population1,365±414
Median age48.9±12.1
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13.0%±11.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic79.4%±12.3 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.9 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.5%±1.0 pts
Born outside the United States7.0%±6.6 pts
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)31.3%±10.3 pts
Median household income$98,200±$18,468
Per capita income$46,282±$6,933
People below the poverty line9.5%±6.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%±4.8 pts
Median home value (owner-occupied)$370,300±$94,809
Median gross rent$1,170±$206
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent21.5%±18.6 pts
Owner-occupied homes65.7%±11.3 pts
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.8 pts
Worked from home4.8%±4.8 pts
Drove alone to work56.5%±9.5 pts
Public transportation0.6%±1.3 pts
Mean travel time to work16.1 min±5.7
No health insurance coverage10.4%±5.3 pts

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov