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Stevens County, WA

Demographic and economic profile of Stevens County, WA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Stevens County is a small, rural county of 47,470 residents with an economy anchored in natural-resource and goods-producing industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $26,389 and median worker earnings of $41,745. The workforce skews older (median age 46.9) with relatively limited educational attainment—21.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and labor force participation is low at 49.5%, with unemployment at 5.3%. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $308,000 and median gross rent of $864/month, and the county posted 7.4% population growth over five years against a high homeownership rate of 79.8%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

47,470

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,327

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+7.4% since 2018

Stevens County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone40,868 (85.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,229 (4.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,954 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,538 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone723 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone430 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish588
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic581
  3. 3.Other Indo-European84
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic72
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)64

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,171

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,389

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,273
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,269
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,895
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,630
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,582

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,399
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,377
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,174
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,774
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,697

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.12×)901
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.46×)1,253
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.35×)1,688
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)969
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.11×)1,992

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$308,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$864/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9993,089 (20.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,929 (18.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,105 (13.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,630 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,220 (7.9%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999833 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,745

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,834 (76.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,004 (11.1%)
  • Carpooled1,576 (8.8%)
  • Walked284 (1.6%)
  • Other203 (1.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.