Washington · Census place 52950
Palouse city, WA
Quick answer
Palouse city has 1,131 residents, ranking #385 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $92,875, the median home is worth $261,000 and median gross rent runs $933 a month.
- Population
- 1,131Palouse city residents
- Median household income
- $92,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $261,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $933Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Palouse city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Palouse city median would spend about 12.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2.9% of residents and 86% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- South Wenatchee CDP 1,083
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