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Ellensburg, Washington

Ellensburg city, Washington · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

College townYounger populationGrowingKittitas County · 8.8 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025EllensburgPeer medianPctileSource
Population20,87418,83164
Population change (10 yr)n/a5.8%
Median household income$55,438$51,86655
Poverty rate22.4%24.5%36
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%39.2%64
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a10.2%
Median owner-occupied home value$404,100$221,50091
Median gross rent$1,340$92291
Housing vacancy rate5.6%8.9%0
Worked from home10.2%6.7%73
Population, 2012–2024
EllensburgPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
EllensburgPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population-0.7%
Housing units+1.0%
Median household income+17.9%
Median owner-occupied home value+46.7%
Median gross rent+18.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher+3.6%
Worked from home+143.6%
Poverty rate-6.3%
Establishment density · Kittitas County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars31.6US 21.3above US rate
Grocery & food retail6.6US 4.8above US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services8.1US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services25.2US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care14.0US 21.0below US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation6.8US 5.0above US rate
Accommodation7.2US 2.1above US rate
Construction63.8US 24.3above US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
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Troy, AL8417,716$50,71739.7%
Stephenville, TX8321,682$53,01533.3%
Brookings, SD8223,948+5.8%$63,49347.5%
Menomonie, WI8116,539$56,88938.7%
Mount Pleasant, MI8021,236$44,70642.9%
Murray, KY8018,080$44,09136.1%
Radford, VA8016,726$57,34837.9%
Ypsilanti, MI7919,857$46,58846.9%