Elma city, WA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,426 ( 319 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 1343.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,635	76.91%	1.8%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	15	0.44%	80.0%
2+ races:	204	5.95%	53.4%
Hispanic:	572	16.70%	179.0%

Total non-White:	791	23.09%	52.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	47	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	272	10.6

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
3,107
2,588	83.30%
31	1.00%
75	2.41%
75	2.41%
133	4.28%
205	6.60%
519	16.70%

2000
2,955
2,661	90.05%
0	0.00%
20	0.68%
16	0.54%
78	2.64%
180	6.09%
294	9.95%

1990
3,011
2,777	92.23%
0	0.00%
44	1.46%
96	3.19%
n/a
94	3.12%
234	7.77%

1980
2,720
2,640	97.06%
2	0.07%
35	1.29%
5	0.18%
n/a
38	1.40%
80	2.94%

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

-73	-2.5
225	7.6

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

-116	-3.9
60	2.0

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

137	5.0
154	5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Elma 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
40.7
787	23.0%
2,639	77.0%
657	19.2%

1,264
2.65

762	60.3%
549	72.0%
80	10.5%
502	39.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
805	25.9%
2,302	74.1%
402	12.9%

1,209
2.53

788	65.2%
517	65.6%
131	16.6%
421	34.8%

2000
Number	Percent
33.8
876	29.6%
2,079	70.4%
433	14.7%

1,146
2.54

756	66.0%
545	72.1%
89	11.8%
390	34.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
900	29.9%
2,111	70.1%
552	18.3%

1,145
2.47

750	65.5%
550	73.3%
129	17.2%
395	34.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.4
687	25.3%
2,033	74.7%
573	21.1%

1,045
2.40

698	66.8%
610	87.4%
45	6.4%
347	33.2%

2022 Housing Data for Elma city, WA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	72	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	165	13.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	49	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	11	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	37	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	130	10.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	149	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	216	17.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	117	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	135	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	58	4.6%
$200,000 or more	37	2.9%

Median Household Income	64,808
Per Capita Income	31,024

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	156	12.3%
Public Assistance	65	5.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	324	25.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,061	61.4%
Unemployed	87	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,148	66.4%
Not in Labor Force	580	33.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	468	316	59.7%
Non-Profit	29	28	50.9%
Self-Employed	219	0	100.0%

Local Government	11	129	7.9%
State Government	125	81	60.7%
Federal Government	0	4	0.0%

Total Private + Self	687	316	68.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	165	242	40.5%
Total	852	558	60.4%

Pct. Govt.	24.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	182	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	365	25.9%
Professional, Technical	224	15.9%
Service Occupations	216	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	149	10.6%
All others	423	30.0%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	187	13.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	179	12.7%
Educational services	176	12.5%
Public administration	163	11.6%
Health care and social assistance	149	10.6%
Transportation and warehousing	123	8.7%
Manufacturing	120	8.5%
Other services	104	7.4%
Finance and insurance	65	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	2.0%
Construction	21	1.5%
Accommodation and food services	15	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	0.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	558	16.29%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	14	0.41%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	14	0.41%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	15	0.44%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,777	88.8%
Spanish	331	10.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	657	19.2%
German	530	15.5%
English	296	8.6%
Norwegian	243	7.1%
Swedish	203	5.9%
Polish	198	5.8%
Croatian	73	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	53	1.5%
European	51	1.5%
Finnish	47	1.4%
French	43	1.3%
Portuguese	42	1.2%
French Canadian	29	0.8%
Welsh	25	0.7%
Russian	22	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,384	98.8%
Not a citizen	42	1.2%

Native	3,313	96.7%
Foreign-born	113	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
99	4.3%	307	13.3%	788	34.2%	672	29.1%	307	13.3%	133	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	99	4.3%
9-12 Years	307	13.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	788	34.2%
Some College	672	29.1%
Bach. Degree	307	13.3%
Grad Degree	133	5.8%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +377	R +155	R + 4.3%
D +222
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	949	57.7%	Joe Biden (D)	650	39.5%	47	2.9%	1,646	19	11	0.04%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	572	52.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	428	39.0%	97	8.8%	1,097	15	6	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Elma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

650

39.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

949

57.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,646

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Elma city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

428

39.0%

Donald Trump (R)

572

52.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

2.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,097

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elma city, WA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	60%	Loren Culp (R)	1,037	63.1%	Jay Inslee* (D)	600	36.5%	6 [+]	0.4%	1,643	20	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	S1	42%	Susan Hutchison (R)	605	54.5%	Maria Cantwell* (D)	506	45.5%	0	0.0%	1,111	13	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2016	S3	44%	Patty Murray* (D)	571	50.8%	Chris Vance (R)	553	49.2%	0	0.0%	1,124	8	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2016	G	44%	Bill Bryant (R)	597	53.3%	Jay Inslee* (D)	523	46.7%	0	0.0%	1,120	8	0.03%
[-] 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	1,386
Median Value	$311,000

Occupied	1,264	91.2%
Vacant	122	8.8%

Owned	809	64.0%
Rented	455	36.0%
Median Rent	$944

Single-Family Units	884	63.8%
Detached	845	61.0%
Attached	39	2.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	246	17.7%
Mobile Homes	110	7.9%

Elma city, WA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Elma city, WA

2022 Housing Data for Elma city, WA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Elma city, WA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Elma city, WA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Elma city, WA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Elma city, WA