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Skamania County, WA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Designated Market Area: Portland, OR-WA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 12,460   ( 1,394 from 2010 , 427 from 2020)
Land area: 1658.3 square miles
Population density: 7.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:10,292 82.60% 3.8%
Black:830.67% 88.6%
Indian:2101.69% 40.0%
Asian:1801.44% 68.2%
2+ races:5844.69% 103.5%
Hispanic:1,1118.92% 100.9%
Total non-White:2,16817.40% 88.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:215 8.9
Deaths:2339.7
Net Migration: 42217.5
Net Immigration: 160.7
Change in White population:374 3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,020 9.2




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
11,066
9,91889.63%
440.40%
1501.36%
1070.97%
2872.59%
5535.00%
1,14810.37%

2000
9,872
8,92290.38%
300.30%
2052.08%
580.59%
1901.92%
3984.03%
9509.62%

1990
8,289
7,82394.38%
00.00%
3003.62%
370.45%
n/a
1291.56%
4665.62%

1980
7,919
7,70497.29%
00.00%
1201.52%
170.21%
n/a
780.98%
2152.71%

1970
5,845
5,71497.76%
120.21%
931.59%
70.12%
n/a
130.22%
131 2.24%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
962 9.7
6766.8
7637.7
290.3
996 10.1
198 2.0
1990's
NumberRate
917 11.1
6507.8
1,43517.3
420.5
1,099 13.3
484 5.8
1980's
NumberRate
1,142 14.4
469 5.9
-271 -3.4
n/a
119 1.5
251 3.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,427 24.4
n/a
1,990 34.0
84 1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Skamania County, 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
NumberPercent
46.6
2,153 17.3%
10,307 82.7%
2,613 21.0%
4,812
2.50
3,264 67.8%
2,606 79.8%
189 5.8%
1,548 32.2%

2010
NumberPercent
44.0
2,458 22.2%
8,608 77.8%
1,596 14.4%
4,522
2.44
3,072 67.9%
2,457 80.0%
217 7.1%
1,450 32.1%

2000
NumberPercent
38.2
2,638 26.7%
7,234 73.3%
1,088 11.0%
3,761
2.61
2,781 73.9%
2,278 81.9%
210 7.6%
980 26.1%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
2,451 29.6%
5,838 70.4%
888 10.7%
3,043
2.72
2,269 74.6%
1,892 83.4%
165 7.3%
774 25.4%

1980
NumberPercent
30.0
2,437 30.8%
5,482 69.2%
759 9.6%
2,877
2.74
2,205 76.6%
2,004 90.9%
99 4.5%
672 23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Skamania County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units5,830 
Median Value$443,000 
Occupied4,81282.5%
Vacant1,01817.5%
Owned3,90981.2%
Rented90318.8%
Median Rent$1,019 
Single-Family Units4,61679.2%
    Detached4,54578.0%
    Attached711.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1142.0%
Mobile Homes73012.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Skamania County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002415.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991312.7%
$15,000 to $19,9992755.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991653.4%
$25,000 to $29,9991543.2%
$30,000 to $34,9992214.6%
$35,000 to $39,999942.0%
$40,000 to $44,999781.6%
$45,000 to $49,9991402.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991723.6%
$60,000 to $74,9994449.2%
$75,000 to $99,99976916.0%
$100,000 to $124,99952510.9%
$125,000 to $149,9994559.5%
$150,000 to $199,9994569.5%
$200,000 or more49210.2%
Median Household Income84,500 
Per Capita Income42,162 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.94 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2114.4%
Public Assistance2425.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps69914.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed4,64568.1%
Unemployed2613.8%
In Armed Forces50.1%
Total Labor Force4,91172.0%
Not in Labor Force1,90728.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,9531,50656.5%
Non-Profit15528335.4%
Self-Employed47435457.2%
Local Government13532229.5%
State Government7816532.1%
Federal Government1356268.5%
Total Private + Self2,4271,86056.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.50383237.7%
Total2,9302,69252.1%
Pct. Govt.16.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts93116.5%
Sales and Office Occupations94916.8%
Professional, Technical1,34123.8%
Service Occupations92116.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing200.4%
All others1,49726.5%
White Collar 57.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance72312.8%
Construction70012.4%
Manufacturing65811.7%
Accommodation and food services57210.1%
Educational services4107.3%
Retail trade3997.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3676.5%
Transportation and warehousing3536.3%
Other services3255.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing2294.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1803.2%
Public administration1713.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1342.4%
Finance and insurance1051.9%
Information971.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.961.7%
Wholesale trade611.1%
Utilities551.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction40.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Skamania County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8777.24%
Puerto Rican300.25%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American370.31%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian160.13%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian10.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan200.17%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic970.80%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese750.62%
Japanese380.31%
Filipino380.31%
Korean160.13%
Indonesian20.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English11,07395.4%
Spanish4083.5%
Other Indo-European390.3%
Other Asian370.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic170.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun160.1%
Chinese140.1%
Tagalog50.0%
German, other Germanic40.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,24218.5%
English1,78014.7%
Irish1,51412.5%
American1,1879.8%
Norwegian6685.5%
Scottish6205.1%
Swedish5004.1%
European3492.9%
French3342.8%
Italian3102.6%
Scotch-Irish1971.6%
Polish1891.6%
British1751.4%
Dutch1581.3%
Welsh1080.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen11,93198.5%
Not a citizen1871.5%
Native11,64696.1%
Foreign-born4723.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Skamania County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
126 1.4%476 5.2%2,865 31.3%3,270 35.7%1,457 15.9%954 10.4%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 126 1.4%
9-12 Years 476 5.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,865 31.3%
Some College 3,270 35.7%
Bach. Degree 1,457 15.9%
Grad Degree 954 10.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Skamania County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 3,937 3,535 402 10.2% 5.1%
1991 4,024 3,524 500 12.4% 6.1%
1992 3,808 3,106 702 18.4% 7.2%
1993 4,121 3,508 613 14.9% 7.3%
1994 3,993 3,536 457 11.4% 6.3%
1995 4,123 3,685 438 10.6% 6.2%
1996 4,026 3,604 422 10.5% 5.9%
1997 4,162 3,759 403 9.7% 4.9%
1998 4,375 3,960 415 9.5% 4.8%
1999 4,237 3,882 355 8.4% 4.8%
2000 4,883 4,563 320 6.6% 5.1%
2001 4,961 4,410 551 11.1% 6.0%
2002 4,754 4,288 466 9.8% 7.1%
2003 4,758 4,277 481 10.1% 7.2%
2004 4,924 4,490 434 8.8% 6.3%
2005 5,023 4,618 405 8.1% 5.6%
2006 5,089 4,701 388 7.6% 5.0%
2007 5,050 4,681 369 7.3% 4.6%
2008 5,149 4,693 456 8.9% 5.2%
2009 4,993 4,386 607 12.2% 8.3%
2010 5,059 4,470 589 11.6% 9.1%
2011 5,018 4,466 552 11.0% 8.5%
2012 5,005 4,520 485 9.7% 7.7%
2013 4,992 4,505 487 9.8% 6.6%
2014 4,936 4,542 394 8.0% 5.9%
2015 4,946 4,591 355 7.2% 5.4%
2016 5,078 4,731 347 6.8% 5.2%
2017 5,288 4,971 317 6.0% 4.6%
2018 5,355 5,061 294 5.5% 4.4%
2019 5,607 5,306 301 5.4% 4.1%
2020 5,515 5,006 509 9.2% 8.4%
2021 5,453 5,104 349 6.4% 5.2%
2022 5,565 5,271 294 5.3% 4.2%
2023 5,542 5,276 266 4.8% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com