Demographics of Clark County, Washington

Clark County, Washington had 532,119 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +26,794 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clark County, in four figures

532,119
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.3%
Change since July 2020: +26,794 people.; 39.1 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,536 ±$1,952
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clark County, Washington's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clark County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clark County, Washington's population grew 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clark County, Washington's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	505,325	100.0	100.0
2021	512,654	101.5	100.2
2022	516,807	102.3	100.7
2023	521,954	103.3	101.6
2024	526,241	104.1	102.5
2025	532,119	105.3	103.1

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Population of Clark County, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	505,325	+2,017	+300	+14	+1,729
2021	512,654	+7,329	+1,048	+448	+5,810
2022	516,807	+4,153	+953	+1,071	+2,237
2023	521,954	+5,147	+823	+1,807	+2,525
2024	526,241	+4,287	+1,402	+1,670	+1,234
2025	532,119	+5,878	+1,694	+765	+3,400

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±0.2: for men 38.2 ±0.3 and for women 40.0 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clark County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	28,892 ±197	5.6% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	88,580 ±1,673	17.1% ±0.3	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	41,212 ±1,116	8.0% ±0.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	142,388 ±1,513	27.5% ±0.3	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	129,811 ±1,658	25.1% ±0.3	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	86,076 ±1,829	16.7% ±0.4	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,536 ±$1,952, and income per person $48,520 ±$755, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clark County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	17,843 ±1,148	9.1% ±0.6	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	25,057 ±1,355	12.8% ±0.7	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	29,780 ±1,461	15.2% ±0.7	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	27,435 ±1,245	14.0% ±0.6	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	43,307 ±1,755	22.1% ±0.9	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23,182 ±1,140	11.8% ±0.6	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29,413 ±1,258	15.0% ±0.6	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clark County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	40,942 ±2,753	8.0% ±0.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,890 ±1,062	8.6% ±0.9	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	21,755 ±1,564	7.8% ±0.6	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,297 ±806	7.9% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clark County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clark County	Washington	United States
Housing units	204,375 ±136	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.9% ±0.4	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% ±0.4	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±0.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$522,900 ±$7,405	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,748 ±$19	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±1	1985 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clark County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	63,672 ±0	12.3% ±<0.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	374,701 ±1,196	72.5% ±0.2	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,872 ±848	2.1% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25,878 ±861	5.0% ±0.2	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,521 ±309	0.3% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4,157 ±437	0.8% ±0.1	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,182 ±669	0.6% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	32,976 ±1,775	6.4% ±0.3	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clark County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	180,238 ±3,703	34.9% ±0.7	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	273,110 ±3,846	52.8% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,763 ±862	1.3% ±0.2	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	56,848 ±2,413	11.0% ±0.5	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	33,240 ±1,850	6.4% ±0.4	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23,608 ±1,847	4.6% ±0.4	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Clark County among the counties of Washington

5th of 39 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Counties of Washington near Clark County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
King County	2,344,939	+3.1%
Pierce County	946,288	+2.5%
Snohomish County	870,656	+4.9%
Spokane County	558,344	+3.2%
Clark County	532,119	+5.3%
Thurston County	304,261	+2.8%
Kitsap County	283,374	+2.7%
Yakima County	259,185	+1.0%
Whatcom County	236,392	+3.9%
Benton County	221,722	+6.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026