Demographics of Camas city, Washington

Camas city, Washington had 27,749 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,179 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Camas city, in four figures

27,749
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,007 ±41.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +1,179 people.; 40.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $141,126 ±$6,631
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Camas city, Washington's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Camas city, 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

Camas city, Washington's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Camas city, 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	26,570	100.0	100.0
2021	27,039	101.8	100.2
2022	27,184	102.3	100.7
2023	27,187	102.3	101.6
2024	27,323	102.8	102.5
2025	27,749	104.4	103.1

Population of Camas city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,570	—
2021	27,039	+469
2022	27,184	+145
2023	27,187	+3
2024	27,323	+136
2025	27,749	+426

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±0.9: for men 41.2 ±1.5 and for women 40.2 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Camas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,388 ±270	5.1% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,493 ±571	24.0% ±2.1	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,504 ±319	5.6% ±1.2	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,965 ±500	22.1% ±1.9	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	8,100 ±644	30.0% ±2.4	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,557 ±394	13.2% ±1.5	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $141,126 ±$6,631, and income per person $63,719 ±$4,365, 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 Camas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	491 ±164	5.4% ±1.8	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	849 ±212	9.4% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	813 ±205	9.0% ±2.2	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	850 ±220	9.4% ±2.4	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,825 ±291	20.1% ±3.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,266 ±211	14.0% ±2.3	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,972 ±316	32.8% ±3.3	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 Camas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	1,333 ±527	5.0% ±2.0	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	235 to 697	6.1% ±3.0	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	486 ±210	3.5% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	381 ±187	7.3% ±3.5	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 Camas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Camas city	Washington	United States
Housing units	9,540 ±376	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±4.9	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.3% to 7.6%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.3% ±3.1	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.7% ±3.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$711,700 ±$23,109	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,090 ±$214	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2001 ±2	1985 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Camas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,764 ±449	6.5% ±1.7	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,912 ±873	70.0% ±3.2	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	99 to 649	0.4% to 2.4%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,413 ±702	12.6% ±2.6	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	44 to 268	0.2% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 327	0% to 1.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	59 to 515	0.2% to 1.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,939 ±465	7.2% ±1.7	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 Camas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Washington	United States
Born in the state	9,248 ±720	34.2% ±2.7	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	13,898 ±733	51.5% ±2.7	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	453 ±189	1.7% ±0.7	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,408 ±539	12.6% ±2.0	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,012 ±365	7.4% ±1.4	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,396 ±396	5.2% ±1.5	7.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Camas city among the places of Washington

47th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Camas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Des Moines city	32,823 ±46
SeaTac city	32,414 ±74
Pullman city	32,229 ±45
Orchards CDP	29,438 ±2,261
Maple Valley city	28,287 ±47
Camas city	27,007 ±41
Tumwater city	26,956 ±43
Moses Lake city	26,083 ±38
Mill Creek East CDP	25,453 ±1,402
Frederickson CDP	25,383 ±2,116
Mercer Island city	25,307 ±32

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Camas city, Washington

Rankings this appears in

No. 15 Places in Washington by median household income
No. 15 Places in Washington by median rent
No. 23 Places in Washington by per capita income
No. 24 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 24 Places in Washington by median age
No. 36 Places in Washington by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns 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