Washington · Census place 22080
Ephrata, WA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Ephrata, Washington (Ephrata, WA — Census place “Ephrata city”) is 8,493 residents, ranking #145 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $70,321, the median home is worth $240,000 and median gross rent runs $993 a month. Looking for the Ephrata Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ephrata, WA: 98823.
- Population
- 8,493Ephrata city residents
- Median household income
- $70,321Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $240,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $993Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
Ephrata ZIP codes (Washington)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ephrata.
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What the numbers mean in Ephrata city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ephrata city median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.1% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Ephrata city, WA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Ephrata city is a mid-size town in Washington, with 8,493 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #145 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 31.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Ephrata city earn a median of $70,321 a year, 10.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Ephrata city is valued at $240,000, 20.9% below the national figure and 49% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $993 a month, 29.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,916 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Washington.
- Stanwood city 8,351
- Midland CDP 8,676
- Selah city 8,301
- Othello city 8,699
- Duvall city 8,279
- Toppenish city 8,746
- Barberton CDP 8,213
- Milton city 8,747
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Ephrata city?
- Ephrata city has 8,493 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #145 of 639 in Washington.
- What is the median household income in Ephrata city?
- Median household income in Ephrata city is $70,321 a year, 10.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ephrata city?
- Median gross rent is $993 a month and the median home value is $240,000, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is Ephrata city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ephrata city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Ephrata city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.