Demographics of Klickitat County, Washington

Klickitat County, Washington had 24,331 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,514 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.

Klickitat County, in four figures

24,331
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.6%
Change since July 2020: +1,514 people.; 46.8 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $71,042 ±$4,287
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.

Klickitat County, Washington's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Klickitat 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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Klickitat County, Washington's population grew 6.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Klickitat 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	22,817	100.0	100.0
2021	23,178	101.6	100.2
2022	23,228	101.8	100.7
2023	23,613	103.5	101.6
2024	24,005	105.2	102.5
2025	24,331	106.6	103.1

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Population of Klickitat 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	22,817	+86	+10	+1	+82
2021	23,178	+361	−67	+31	+410
2022	23,228	+50	−86	+52	+80
2023	23,613	+385	−37	+110	+309
2024	24,005	+392	+13	+137	+242
2025	24,331	+326	+93	+102	+131

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.8 ±0.8: for men 46.1 ±0.6 and for women 47.6 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Klickitat County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,043 ±74	4.5% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,207 ±287	13.7% ±1.2	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,447 ±250	6.2% ±1.1	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,505 ±377	23.5% ±1.6	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,331 ±372	27.0% ±1.6	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,878 ±422	25.1% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $71,042 ±$4,287, and income per person $41,542 ±$3,411, 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 Klickitat County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	1,433 ±290	14.5% ±2.9	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,941 ±357	19.7% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,882 ±340	19.1% ±3.4	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,303 ±224	13.2% ±2.2	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,798 ±276	18.2% ±2.8	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	382 ±121	3.9% ±1.2	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,133 ±277	11.5% ±2.8	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 Klickitat County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	3,022 ±567	12.9% ±2.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	589 ±212	13.9% ±4.8	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,606 ±348	14.4% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	827 ±215	10.4% ±2.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Klickitat County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Klickitat County	Washington	United States
Housing units	10,945 ±43	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.2% ±2.0	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.8% ±2.0	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.7% ±2.5	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.3% ±2.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$425,300 ±$28,075	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,105 ±$258	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±4	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 Klickitat County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,089 ±0	13.2% ±<0.1	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,440 ±203	78.8% ±0.9	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 0.7%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	179 ±49	0.8% ±0.2	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	310 ±143	1.3% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 138	0% to 0.6%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	18 to 256	0.1% to 1.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,110 ±225	4.7% ±1.0	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 Klickitat County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	7,708 ±734	32.9% ±3.1	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,492 ±729	57.6% ±3.1	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	154 ±72	0.7% ±0.3	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,057 ±317	8.8% ±1.4	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	910 ±240	3.9% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,147 ±305	4.9% ±1.3	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Klickitat County among the counties of Washington

29th of 39 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Counties of Washington near Klickitat County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Whitman County	48,512	+1.5%
Douglas County	46,473	+8.0%
Okanogan County	45,230	+7.3%
Jefferson County	33,970	+2.7%
Pacific County	24,357	+3.6%
Klickitat County	24,331	+6.6%
Asotin County	22,545	+1.0%
Adams County	21,488	+4.3%
San Juan County	18,577	+4.2%
Pend Oreille County	14,457	+7.0%
Skamania County	12,669	+5.2%

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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