Ephrata city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,419 ( 755 from 2010 )
Land area: 10.4 square miles
Population density: 806.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,591	66.41%	6.8%
Black:	75	0.89%	29.3%
Indian:	28	0.33%	58.8%
Asian:	41	0.49%	61.0%
2+ races:	542	6.44%	263.8%
Hispanic:	2,129	25.29%	66.7%

Total non-White:	2,828	33.59%	70.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-411	-6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,166	18.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,664
6,002	78.31%
58	0.76%
68	0.89%
105	1.37%
149	1.94%
1,277	16.66%
1,662	21.69%

2000
6,818
5,801	85.08%
20	0.29%
25	0.37%
68	1.00%
93	1.36%
761	11.16%
1,017	14.92%

1990
5,349
4,993	93.34%
7	0.13%
87	1.63%
34	0.64%
n/a
228	4.26%
356	6.66%

1980
5,359
5,211	97.24%
18	0.34%
60	1.12%
24	0.45%
n/a
46	0.86%
148	2.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

201	2.9
645	9.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

808	15.1
661	12.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-218	-4.1
208	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Ephrata city, WA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
33.4
2,705	32.1%
5,714	67.9%
1,282	15.2%

3,110
2.65

2,130	68.5%
1,295	60.8%
425	20.0%
980	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
34.7
2,103	27.4%
5,561	72.6%
1,117	14.6%

2,856
2.57

1,915	67.1%
1,418	74.0%
242	12.6%
941	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
1,985	29.1%
4,833	70.9%
1,081	15.9%

2,584
2.54

1,784	69.0%
1,453	81.4%
166	9.3%
800	31.0%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
1,581	29.6%
3,768	70.4%
986	18.4%

2,144
2.46

1,520	70.9%
1,282	84.3%
145	9.5%
624	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.2
1,539	28.7%
3,820	71.3%
816	15.2%

2,141
2.47

1,522	71.1%
1,338	87.9%
99	6.5%
619	28.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ephrata city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	137	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	137	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	125	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	119	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	179	5.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	186	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	74	2.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	114	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	258	8.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	324	10.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	199	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	568	18.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	390	12.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	66	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	140	4.5%
$200,000 or more	94	3.0%

Median Household Income	57,958
Per Capita Income	24,929

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	47	1.5%
Public Assistance	17	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	450	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,490	71.2%
Unemployed	61	1.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,551	72.9%
Not in Labor Force	948	27.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,232	827	59.8%
Non-Profit	31	85	26.7%
Self-Employed	99	117	45.8%

Local Government	254	499	33.7%
State Government	122	48	71.8%
Federal Government	31	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,331	944	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	438	632	40.9%
Total	1,769	1,576	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	28.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	302	9.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	654	19.6%
Professional, Technical	701	21.0%
Service Occupations	617	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	150	4.5%
All others	1,071	32.0%

White Collar		49.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	427	12.8%
Educational services	412	12.3%
Public administration	339	10.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	334	10.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	258	7.7%
Retail trade	250	7.5%
Manufacturing	244	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	179	5.4%
Construction	168	5.0%
Other services	152	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	144	4.3%
Wholesale trade	103	3.1%
Utilities	94	2.8%
Finance and insurance	64	1.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	61	1.8%
Information	56	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	45	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,058	24.44%
Puerto Rican	24	0.29%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	47	0.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	25	0.30%
Chinese	6	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,255	79.9%
Spanish	1,529	19.5%
Other Asian	24	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.1%
Chinese	6	0.1%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,136	13.5%
Irish	840	10.0%
English	760	9.0%
American	740	8.8%
French	256	3.0%
Norwegian	216	2.6%
European	192	2.3%
Greek	174	2.1%
Scottish	157	1.9%
Swedish	144	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	115	1.4%
Scandinavian	111	1.3%
Dutch	100	1.2%
Ukrainian	90	1.1%
Italian	89	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,095	96.2%
Not a citizen	324	3.8%

Native	7,905	93.9%
Foreign-born	514	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
379	7.3%	247	4.8%	1,740	33.7%	2,123	41.1%	399	7.7%	278	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	379	7.3%
9-12 Years	247	4.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,740	33.7%
Some College	2,123	41.1%
Bach. Degree	399	7.7%
Grad Degree	278	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +570	R +162	D + 5.8%
D +408
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,404	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	1,232	32.7%	126	3.3%	3,762	25	17	0.09%
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	1,834	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	824	28.0%	286	9.7%	2,944	25	16	0.09%

2020 President, Ephrata city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,232

32.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,404

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

3,762

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Ephrata city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

824

28.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,834

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

198

6.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,944

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ephrata city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	63%	Loren Culp (R)	2,624	69.8%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,134	30.1%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,762	27	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S1	47%	Susan Hutchison (R)	1,846	66.7%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	922	33.3%	0	0.0%	2,768	25	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	52%	Chris Vance (R)	1,922	63.5%	Patty Murray* (D)	1,104	36.5%	0	0.0%	3,026	23	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	52%	Bill Bryant (R)	1,983	66.2%	Jay Inslee* (D)	1,013	33.8%	0	0.0%	2,996	21	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,299
Median Value	$220,300

Occupied	3,110	94.3%
Vacant	189	5.7%

Owned	2,039	65.6%
Rented	1,071	34.4%
Median Rent	$1,003

Single-Family Units	2,624	79.5%
Detached	2,517	76.3%
Attached	107	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	198	6.0%
Mobile Homes	251	7.6%

Ephrata city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ephrata city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Ephrata city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ephrata city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ephrata city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ephrata city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ephrata city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ephrata city, WA