Moses Lake city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 25,155 ( 4,789 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.9 square miles
Population density: 1401.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	12,833	51.02%	1.8%
Black:	810	3.22%	186.2%
Indian:	163	0.65%	20.7%
Asian:	222	0.88%	28.4%
2+ races:	1,267	5.04%	203.8%
Hispanic:	9,850	39.16%	60.9%

Total non-White:	12,322	48.98%	68.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-230	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,019	29.9

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
20,366
13,063	64.14%
283	1.39%
135	0.66%
310	1.52%
417	2.05%
6,123	30.06%
7,303	35.86%

2000
14,951
10,229	68.42%
244	1.63%
54	0.36%
246	1.65%
371	2.48%
3,798	25.40%
4,722	31.58%

1990
11,235
8,719	77.61%
193	1.72%
103	0.92%
233	2.07%
n/a
1,987	17.69%
2,516	22.39%

1980
10,629
8,096	76.17%
183	1.72%
137	1.29%
156	1.47%
n/a
2,023	19.03%
2,533	23.83%

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

2,834	19.0
2,581	17.3

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

1,510	13.4
2,206	19.6

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

623	5.9
-17	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Moses Lake 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
31.1
7,221	28.7%
17,934	71.3%
3,000	11.9%

9,223
2.70

5,501	59.6%
3,405	61.9%
1,043	19.0%
3,722	40.4%

2010
Number	Percent
32.1
6,025	29.6%
14,341	70.4%
2,503	12.3%

7,600
2.66

4,995	65.7%
3,520	70.5%
638	12.8%
2,605	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
32.9
4,349	29.1%
10,602	70.9%
2,140	14.3%

5,658
2.60

3,760	66.5%
2,916	77.6%
473	12.6%
1,898	33.5%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
3,210	28.6%
8,025	71.4%
1,668	14.8%

4,378
2.51

3,035	69.3%
2,485	81.9%
312	10.3%
1,343	30.7%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
3,363	31.6%
7,266	68.4%
1,064	10.0%

3,795
2.77

2,809	74.0%
2,478	88.2%
202	7.2%
986	26.0%

2022 Housing Data for Moses Lake city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	359	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	408	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	308	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	552	6.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	360	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	540	5.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	227	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	461	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	407	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	794	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	793	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,433	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,038	11.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	737	8.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	347	3.8%
$200,000 or more	459	5.0%

Median Household Income	66,218
Per Capita Income	30,269

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	417	4.5%
Public Assistance	319	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,843	20.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,984	68.6%
Unemployed	432	4.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,416	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	2,764	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,221	3,127	57.4%
Non-Profit	243	527	31.6%
Self-Employed	418	603	40.9%

Local Government	611	1,165	34.4%
State Government	251	359	41.1%
Federal Government	113	45	71.5%

Total Private + Self	4,639	3,730	55.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,218	2,096	36.8%
Total	5,857	5,826	50.1%

Pct. Govt.	21.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,293	11.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,882	16.1%
Professional, Technical	2,324	19.9%
Service Occupations	2,589	22.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	658	5.6%
All others	3,595	30.8%

White Collar		47.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	2,159	18.5%
Health care and social assistance	1,924	16.5%
Educational services	1,083	9.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,077	9.2%
Retail trade	940	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	830	7.1%
Public administration	564	4.8%
Other services	542	4.6%
Construction	419	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	337	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	319	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	314	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	311	2.7%
Wholesale trade	309	2.6%
Finance and insurance	194	1.7%
Utilities	182	1.6%
Information	104	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	75	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,017	35.85%
Puerto Rican	45	0.18%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	51	0.20%

Total Central American	268	1.07%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	92	0.37%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	176	0.70%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	85	0.34%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	21	0.08%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	34	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	30	0.12%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	384	1.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	127	0.50%
Vietnamese	37	0.15%
Chinese	33	0.13%
Korean	19	0.08%
Thai	17	0.07%
Filipino	14	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,080	73.0%
Spanish	5,841	25.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	289	1.2%
German, other Germanic	43	0.2%
Vietnamese	37	0.2%
Other Asian	35	0.1%
Chinese	33	0.1%
Other	28	0.1%
Tagalog	14	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,547	10.1%
English	2,125	8.4%
American	1,130	4.5%
Irish	1,054	4.2%
Italian	528	2.1%
French	480	1.9%
Ukrainian	475	1.9%
European	474	1.9%
Scottish	381	1.5%
Norwegian	367	1.5%
Danish	242	1.0%
Swedish	237	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	230	0.9%
Polish	201	0.8%
Jamaican	201	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	23,566	93.7%
Not a citizen	1,589	6.3%

Native	22,703	90.3%
Foreign-born	2,452	9.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
847	5.6%	1,068	7.1%	4,008	26.7%	5,832	38.9%	2,322	15.5%	925	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	847	5.6%
9-12 Years	1,068	7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,008	26.7%
Some College	5,832	38.9%
Bach. Degree	2,322	15.5%
Grad Degree	925	6.2%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,811	R +549	D + 4.9%
D +1,262
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,928	61.6%	Joe Biden (D)	3,352	34.8%	339	3.5%	9,619	23	15	0.24%
2016	41%	Donald Trump (R)	4,117	60.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,090	30.7%	595	8.7%	6,802	24	15	0.21%

2020 President, Moses Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,352

34.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,928

61.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

250

2.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

9,619

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Moses Lake city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,090

30.7%

Donald Trump (R)

4,117

60.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

419

6.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

6,802

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moses Lake city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	54%	Loren Culp (R)	6,443	67.4%	Jay Inslee* (D)	3,082	32.2%	33 [+]	0.3%	9,558	24	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 33 (0.3%);
2018	S1	37%	Susan Hutchison (R)	4,163	65.1%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	2,227	34.9%	0	0.0%	6,390	24	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	42%	Chris Vance (R)	4,140	60.1%	Patty Murray* (D)	2,749	39.9%	0	0.0%	6,889	19	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	42%	Bill Bryant (R)	4,307	62.9%	Jay Inslee* (D)	2,544	37.1%	0	0.0%	6,851	17	0.21%
[-] 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	9,799
Median Value	$245,000

Occupied	9,223	94.1%
Vacant	576	5.9%

Owned	5,324	57.7%
Rented	3,899	42.3%
Median Rent	$1,088

Single-Family Units	6,163	62.9%
Detached	5,887	60.1%
Attached	276	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,892	19.3%
Mobile Homes	1,041	10.6%

Moses Lake city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Moses Lake city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Moses Lake city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Moses Lake city, WA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Moses Lake city, WA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Moses Lake city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Moses Lake city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moses Lake city, WA