Demographics of Garfield County, Washington

Garfield County, Washington had 2,416 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +120 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.

Garfield County, in four figures

2,416
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +120 people.; 47.8 ±7.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,884 ±$13,920
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.

Garfield County, Washington's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Garfield County, Washington's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Garfield 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	2,296	100.0	100.0
2021	2,347	102.2	100.2
2022	2,354	102.5	100.7
2023	2,357	102.7	101.6
2024	2,401	104.6	102.5
2025	2,416	105.2	103.1

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Population of Garfield 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	2,296	+10	+3	0	+7
2021	2,347	+51	−12	+1	+65
2022	2,354	+7	−9	0	+16
2023	2,357	+3	−6	0	+9
2024	2,401	+44	−8	0	+51
2025	2,416	+15	+1	0	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.8 ±7.8: for men 53.1 ±11.8 and for women 46.6 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	98 ±48	4.2% ±2.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	342 ±108	14.5% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	179 ±66	7.6% ±2.8	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	485 ±115	20.6% ±4.9	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	636 ±137	27.0% ±5.8	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	613 ±133	26.1% ±5.7	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,884 ±$13,920, and income per person $35,385 ±$4,085, 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 Garfield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	164 ±76	15.9% ±7.2	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	222 ±78	21.5% ±7.3	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	183 ±75	17.7% ±7.1	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	192 ±68	18.6% ±6.4	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	162 ±75	15.7% ±7.2	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16 to 78	1.6% to 7.5%	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 102	2.0% to 9.9%	18.5% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Garfield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	141 to 417	6.1% to 17.9%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	17 to 123	4.7% to 27.1%	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	33 to 175	3.5% to 17.4%	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	40 to 170	5.0% to 18.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Garfield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garfield County	Washington	United States
Housing units	1,221 ±100	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±1.7	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±5.8	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±7.1	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±6.1	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$239,200 ±$23,528	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$791 ±$75	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±6	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 Garfield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27 to 207	1.1% to 8.8%	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,033 ±121	86.4% ±5.1	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 2.0%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 83	0.6% to 3.5%	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	60 to 210	2.5% to 8.9%	6.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Garfield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	1,077 ±162	45.8% ±6.9	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,179 ±166	50.1% ±7.1	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 74	0.6% to 3.1%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	16 to 90	0.7% to 3.8%	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 13	0% to 0.6%	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 90	0.7% to 3.8%	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Garfield County among the counties of Washington

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

Counties of Washington near Garfield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Skamania County	12,669	+5.2%
Lincoln County	11,982	+9.7%
Ferry County	7,517	+4.4%
Wahkiakum County	4,873	+9.6%
Columbia County	4,141	+4.7%
Garfield County	2,416	+5.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Counties by population growth in Washington
No. 39 Counties by population in Washington

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026